Assessment of a Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program As Needed Medication List

Conclusion

This study confirms that the MHRRTP PRN medication list has been highly used since its implementation in 2010. The study also suggests that the nursing staff and patients are satisfied with the current process. Furthermore, these findings illustrate the PRN medication list’s success at decreasing unnecessary use of ECS and its association with avoiding cost. Further studies are needed to support the results seen in this analysis. Although these discoveries are preliminary, they may provide incentive for future implementation of PRN medication lists at other VA MHRRTPs.

Acknowledgements
Michelle Bury had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

Author disclosures
The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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