Contemporary Nursing

Objective To analyze the clinical application effects of key patient management in the clinical nursing care of the elderly psychiatric department. Methods A total of 80 patients admitted to the elderly psychiatric department of our hospital from September 2024 to September 2025 were randomly selected as the study subjects. They were divided into an observation group (40 cases) and a control group (40 cases) using a random number table method. The control group received conventional nursing management, while the observation group implemented key patient management. The quality of nursing management between the two groups was comprehensively compared and analyzed. Results Post-management results showed that the observation group had significantly improved safety nursing quality and patient compliance compared to the control group. The incidence of violent incidents and adverse events was significantly lower in the observation group, and the satisfaction of family members with nursing care was notably higher (P<0.05). Conclusion Applying key patient management in the elderly psychiatric department can further enhance the quality of clinical nursing safety management, improve patient compliance, and thereby reduce the occurrence of violent incidents and adverse events.

Geriatric psychiatry; Key patient management; Clinical nursing management quality; Effectiveness analysis