At 16:43 05/09/98 +0100, you wrote:
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>We have, along I suspect with all practices, a small problem with
>depixol injections.
>Katie
It is common practice down here for stable mental health patients to be
given the choice of having their medication administered in the practice.
As practice nurses we have access to education on psychiatric therapy and
have strong links with CPNs and the locality mental health team.
The nursing profesional code of conduct supports nurses to extend practice
if they have had adequate training and are confident and competent. Many
practice nurses, who trained in the good old days like what I did,
experienced some psychiatric training as part of their general training.
The monitoring is important both in terms of the drug therapy and the
stability of the patient's condition. As a lot of practices operate on a
team basis any change in the patients condition can be monitored and acted
on in collaboration with CPNs.
Maresah Haines - Graceland :-)
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