In order to maintain uniform standards of care, a procedure manual and physician’s standing orders are maintained in each campus nursing office. Standing orders are reviewed once yearly by the Medical Director.

A. Pharmacy Standard
A registered pharmacist or designee will review the medication cart, emergency box and documentation once every three months. The date of the next inspection will schedule in writing with the Head Nurse prior to the inspector leaving. Head Nurses will notify the CNS if any inspections are not done on the specified day. The CNS will immediately contact the pharmacy owner should this occur. A registered pharmacist will provide Four hours of in-service education to the nursing department.

B. Nursing Standard
All personnel administering medication will be accurate in terms of right medication, dose, time, route, site and documentation. Each student will have an accurate physical assessment completed within 24 hours of admission by a registered nurse. Each student on medication will be observed on a daily basis and any adverse reaction to medication will be documented and reported to the prescribing physician.

C. Psychiatric Standard
Each student will have an assessment completed by a licensed psychiatrist within 7 days of admission; within 72 hours for the ITU. All students will be seen every eight weeks. Each student receiving medication will be seen and his/her medication regime will be reviewed at a minimum of every eight weeks by a licensed psychiatrist.