The Royal College of Nursing did some work on this a
couple of years ago. They have a guidence document on the
administration of neuroleptics by nurses which may be useful.( I
think it is Issues in Nursing No 37)
It should be available on request from their publications department
or for members by phoning RCN Direct on 0345 726 100
Jeannett
> Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 19:56:59 +0100
> Subject: Re: Depixol Injections
> From: Haines <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> At 16:43 05/09/98 +0100, you wrote:
> >
> >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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