title: Taking charge. The role of nursing administrators in removing restraints.
abstract: The leadership and commitment of nursing administrators play a pivotal role in minimizing the use of restraints and maintaining a restraint-free environment. This article describes the role of nursing administrators in reducing the use of physical restraints as part of a 2-year, national nursing home restraint-reduction project. It reviews important information about restraint-free care the benefits of restraint-free care, and strategies to reduce the use of restraints in nursing homes, much of which is applicable to settings other than nursing homes.
authors.affiliation: National Restraint Minimization Project, Jewish Home and Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Neufeld
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Libow
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009740:Nursing Staff; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012380:Role; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States