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  1. Drug level standing orders

    superpsychnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Starting January 1, 2017 there is a standing order for new admissions to our inpatient psych unit. To paraphrase, the order basically states if a pt. is admitted and is on Depakote, Tegretol or...

  2. Time frame for documentation of safety checks

    superpsychnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work at an inpatient acute psych unit in Nebraska. We are currently receiving the "assistance" of a consultant company. One change that has been implemented is that 30 minute checks are a thing of...

  3. Time frame for documentation of safety checks

    superpsychnurse replied to superpsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks so much for the input. At this time they are expecting one tech per unit to do checks and all the pt. care including

  4. ?'s for experienced inpatient acute psych unit staff re: police and pt. observation

    superpsychnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    This is actually 2 questions: What are your policies and procedures regarding calling the police to assist with an acting out patient? It used to be part of our policy as a last resort as our...

  5. ?'s for experienced inpatient acute psych unit staff re: police and pt. observation

    superpsychnurse replied to superpsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    This is great input. Basically our small unit serves about 1/3 of our state as we have some large rural areas. We serve as a crisis and stabilization unit as well as dabbling in "treatment". But when...

  6. ?'s for experienced inpatient acute psych unit staff re: police and pt. observation

    superpsychnurse replied to superpsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, our main hospital is about 2.5 blocks away from the building where we are. Originally our building housed more services but they gradually all migrated to the other newer building. They say they...

  7. ?'s for experienced inpatient acute psych unit staff re: police and pt. observation

    superpsychnurse replied to superpsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you. It's great to find input from other sources as I've only worked on the one psych unit for 8