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000003089 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/P3BJQC
000003089 037__ $$aETD
000003089 245__ $$aBenzodiazepine guidelines and documentation
000003089 269__ $$a2018-05-01
000003089 336__ $$aPortfolio
000003089 520__ $$aBenzodiazepines present significant risks to clients if they are not safely and  properly prescribed. Community Services Northwest is a community mental health agency that  sought to improve its prescribing practices of these medications. Methods: Guidelines for the  prescribing of benzodiazepines were created and disseminated among staff. A new  documentation format was created to improve the documentation of prescribing decisions and  the use of the format in new client intakes was tracked for two separate data periods. Qualitative  interviews were done between periods to assess the ease and usefulness of the format. Results:  The guidelines were approved by the Medical Director and will be used by the student PMHNP  preceptor to train new students. Use of the documentation format did not meet expectations  during data collection periods but was felt to be useful by the majority of the LMP’s.  Conclusions: The prescribing of benzodiazepines in the United States is under increasing  pressure to be reduced and it is difficult to change provider prescribing practices, but improving  documentation of practice decisions can be a way to initiate small changes that lead to improved  practice.
000003089 650__ $$aSocial Welfare$$026121
000003089 650__ $$aBenzodiazepines$$015453
000003089 650__ $$aMental Health$$022046
000003089 691__ $$aSchool of Nursing$$041370
000003089 7001_ $$aWagner, Tylr$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000003089 8564_ $$9885e7593-3002-4136-8e14-5b3ef512f11d$$s163383$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3089/files/4044_etd.pdf
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000003089 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:3089$$pstudent-work
000003089 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations