Week Eight Response to Jurgensen Michael, I chose the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) role in the emergency department (ED) for my project as well. However, the CNL facilitating the implementation of care for the ED boarded psychiatric patient is brilliant, and not something I had considered. Likewise, our ED boards psychiatric patients, frequently for numerous days prior obtaining inpatient placement for them. In various facilities a physician assistant (PA) assumes the responsibilities for establishing ED boarded psychiatric patient care, however, the CNL stands as a considerably superior individual to expedite care during the transitional period for the ED psychiatric patient boarding for extended periods (Jayaram, 2006). Clearly, the implementation