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In the hospital a restraint order has to be renewed every 24 hours for safety and every 4 hours for behavioral, but the nursing home I am working in has restraints as standing orders, which are reviewed every 3 months...so I wasn't sure if this was the standard in nursing homes.

Hello, I am a registered nurse who has recently taken a position at a long term care facility. My nursing experience has been in critical care in a hospital setting. I have been looking for written information regarding how often physicians have to renew physical restraint orders in the nursing home and who is responsible for having the patient sign consents for the administration of psychoactive drugs in the nursing home. If anyone has information regarding these inquiries I'd appreciate some feedback. Thanks

Hi, I didn't enter the lpn to rn program, but I did take Anatomy & Physiology I&II there (to enter a nursing program in another state). I was well prepared for advanced A&P in nursing school...if that helps.