title: Please release me: restraint reduction initiative in a health care system.
abstract: A quality improvement initiative was undertaken to reduce restraint use in 4 acute care hospitals within a single health system. A variety of initiatives and interventions were used including the following: implementation of multidisciplinary rounds on restrained patients, increased availability of restraint alternatives, development of unit-based restraint champions, and education of both staff and health care providers about restraints. The health care system has maintained a quarterly restraint prevalence rate of less than 2.26% with 1 variant.
authors.affiliation: Emory University Hospital (Mss Cosper and Provine) and Emory University Hospital Midtown (Ms Morelock), Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cosper
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Morelock
authors.forename: Becky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Provine
mesh_terms: D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data