Issues and Challenges in Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison nurse (PCLn)

Mental health problems are not currently given the same importance as physical health. Nurses, particularly those working in non-psychiatric settings, report that they do not feel adequately prepared to meet the mental health needs of patients. The psychiatric consultation-liaison nursing role has arisen in part, as a response to these difficulties and aims to facilitate access to mental health nursing expertise for general hospital patients and staff.