how often do aims need to be completed
It is given to people who take antipsychotics to try to determine if they have developed EPS...extra pyramidal symptoms. Our policy is to do an AIMS test before we initiate the first dose of an antipsychotic and every 6 months thereafter. We also do one on admission if anyone is coming in on an antipsychotic. I don't know why you'd need the AIMS test before admission unless to show the resident already had EPS when you admitted him.