Within a busy care setting it can be difficult to find quality time to spend talking with patients. It is vital that nurses
find this time in order to intervene and improve physical and
psychological outcomes for the patient. As Barry states
it has been shown that if psychosocial assessment interventions
and ongoing patient evaluation is carried out by nurses, it
can and does result in fewer physiological and psychological
emergencies for patients and families both in the hospital and
after discharge