Hello allnurses! Recently, the facility I work at has changed it's policy regarding medicating Patients against their will. We used to, with the permission of immediate family/the court, Give medications to someone who has no capacity to make informed decisions for themselves. This could be due to acute psychosis, severe mania, etc. Now however, we cannot medicate against the wishes of the patient unless it is an emergency. I was told that this change is one going into effect at hospitals nationwide. So I am curious, Has anyone else encountered a recent change in how patients are medicated on your units?