Update on restraint use in acute care settings.
This article will discuss alternatives to restraint use in the management of patients who have difficult behavior or an increased risk for injury in the acute care, surgical setting. A discussion of the efficacy and adverse effects of restraint use will be followed by review of new regulations established by HCFA and JCAHO and suggestions for care that minimizes restraint use.
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Division of Geriatric Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000451:nursing; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States