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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 179585" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Great idea about withdrawing PRN's until you are called. When my difficult child was in a psychiatric hospital, he had the ability to refuse a PRN. When I confronted the weekend staff regarding an incident that upset difficult child, they said, we tried to give a prn but he refused. I told them that I was so proud of him for refusing because they were not handling the situation correctly. I don't care what time of day or night it is, as a staff member, when a kid is upset, they need to talk to my difficult child and find out what it going on. This particular group of staff just wanted to medicate the problem away. For my difficult child, once they gained his trust by finding out what was upsetting him and letting him know they will do what they can to help, he would then have accepted the prn. I know that doesn't work with all kids and some may need the prn without the step of figuring out what is going on. The staff need to know what needs to be done for each kid and not just follow a black and white process for all issues.</p><p> </p><p>You are totally correct about the prn and if he needs it daily then he is not ready for discharge. Document everything in the event you may need to get involved with the insurance authorizaiton.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 179585, member: 5096"] Great idea about withdrawing PRN's until you are called. When my difficult child was in a psychiatric hospital, he had the ability to refuse a PRN. When I confronted the weekend staff regarding an incident that upset difficult child, they said, we tried to give a prn but he refused. I told them that I was so proud of him for refusing because they were not handling the situation correctly. I don't care what time of day or night it is, as a staff member, when a kid is upset, they need to talk to my difficult child and find out what it going on. This particular group of staff just wanted to medicate the problem away. For my difficult child, once they gained his trust by finding out what was upsetting him and letting him know they will do what they can to help, he would then have accepted the prn. I know that doesn't work with all kids and some may need the prn without the step of figuring out what is going on. The staff need to know what needs to be done for each kid and not just follow a black and white process for all issues. You are totally correct about the prn and if he needs it daily then he is not ready for discharge. Document everything in the event you may need to get involved with the insurance authorizaiton. [/QUOTE]
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