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Staffing an outpatient program: Evaluation of work load and cost

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Staffing a psychiatric unit is not a simple job; activities of psychiatric treatment staff frequently overlap and are not as clearly defined as in a general hospital. The results of a systems study and a time and incidence study are presented to demonstrate a successful collaborative effort with the nursing staff of a psychiatric unit to assess the work load, cost, and staffing needs for their outpatient treatment program.

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  1. Amar J. Singh
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  2. Janice M. Messick
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Amar J. Singh, Ph. D., is Chief of the Management Science Section, Program Evaluation Service, Veterans Administration Hospital (Brentwood), Los Angeles, California, and Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles. Janice M. Messick, R.N., M.S., F.A.A.N., is Chief of the Clinical Evaluation Section, Program Evaluation Service, Veterans Administration Hospital (Brentwood), Los Angeles, California. Philip R.A. May, M.D., is Director of the Health Services Research and Development Laboratory, Veterans Administration Hospital (Brentwood), Los Angeles, California, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles.

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Singh, A.J., Messick, J.M. & May, P.R.A. Staffing an outpatient program: Evaluation of work load and cost. Administration in Mental Health 6, 120–132 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00820447

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