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Gastrointestinal System

California Correctional Health Care Services

Constipation/Diarrhea

A. Education/Training: The Registered Nurse shall attend an in-service on the assessment

and treatment of patients presenting with symptoms consistent with constipation and

diarrhea, and achieve a minimum score of 80% on the written posttest examination.

B. Experience: None.

C. Certification: None.

D. Initial Evaluation: Initial competence will be validated onsite through simulated

exercises, mock scenarios, and return demonstrations. The Registered Nurse must

satisfactorily demonstrate all critical behaviors identified on the Competence Validation

Tool to be considered competent to perform standardized procedure functions.

A written performance appraisal shall be performed by the Supervising Registered Nurse

or designee six months after initial competence has been validated. Methods to evaluate

performance shall include but not be limited to direct observation, feedback from

colleagues and physicians, and chart review.

E. Ongoing Evaluation: Ongoing competence will be validated annually using case study

analysis.

IV. REGISTERED NURSES AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE

A current list of all Registered Nurse authorize to perform this procedure shall be

maintained on file in the Office of the Director of Nursing.

V. DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE

This standardized procedure was developed and approved by authorized representatives of

administration, medicine, and nursing. The procedure will be reviewed annually.

REVIEW DATE: ___________

REVISION DATE:

___________

THE PROTOCOL WAS APPROVED BY:

___________________________________

DATE:______________

Chief Nurse Executive/Director of Nursing

___________________________________

DATE:______________

Chief Medical Executive

______________________________________________________________________________

7/20/2012

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