Dr Erica Stewart, Centenary Institute[/caption]
Chelsea Felkai, MPS[/caption]
Working with the nursing staff to understand when PRN (as required) chemical restraint might be used, and ensuring other options have been exhausted first, has shown the most reduction in how much psychotropic medications have been used so far. The numbers are relatively small, but to be honest, this is largely because the facility had great protocols to begin with.
Dr Natalie Soulsby FPS[/caption]
Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak[/caption]
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