Restraint

Legalities and Ethics in the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in the Educational Setting Using seclusion and restraint techniques to deal with students with severe behavioral issues has become a very polemic topic in the education world. It has been divided in two groups, those who believe that could be beneficial to students and those who believe that it takes away the rights and dignity of students. According to Scheuermann, Peterson, Ryan and Billingsley (2016) the Autism National Committee…

4) List and evaluate alternatives. The alternatives to keeping horses calm without using a lip chain would be to either be more aggressive with the chain under the jaw or above the nose, or to drug them which is not a longer term solution rather and a quick fix at each show. 5) Select the best course of action. The best course of action is to stay with the chain under the jaw or over the nose. It can control a horse to an extent. The horses that need the lip chain will still act up, but they…

support the use of restraints shows that one can actually reduce the risk of nursing home neglect but not abuse. The reason for the potential reduction rate of neglect is because any patient that is under the use of any restraint, they must be carefully monitored during the process. First, the nurse must do a full physical body examination to check for any damaged area of the patient’s body where the restraints are going to be placed. After examination, placement of the restraint will be…

Minimization of Physical Restraint Use in Intensive Care Units Study Aim To develop and test an experience-based, stakeholders informed intervention(s) for minimal use of physical restraint for critically ill adults. Specific objectives (1) To use the experience-based co-design approach to design a restraint minimization initiative aimed at reducing the duration of physical restraint for critically ill ventilated adults in a tertiary academic ICU. (2) To evaluate the effect of restraint…

hospital visit. Nurses practice patient safety every day, however they also have a duty to protect themselves and other medical staff. Physical restraints have been used in cases with dementia patients becoming violent to others or if they were trying to pull medical devices, that would potentially interfere with their treatment plan. In an article “Avoiding Restraints in Hospitalized Older…

Pros related to the use of restraints: There are limited resources with the idea of restraint. Like (Ministry of Health, 2012) was mentioned that the restraint has a benefit on patients, for example, in the situation of a patient with dementia who have been aggressive and harming himself and others, the restraint become mandatory to prevent him from falling and from removing devices. So according to ethical theory (consequentialism) that focuses on patient safety Regardless of the action that…

Improving the Proper Initiation and Use of Physical Restraints in 4 East A Microsystem Plan Essay Background The St. Joseph Medical Center 4 East Department consists of 30 beds, specializing in patients with respiratory issues. The patients are adults, mostly geriatric with comorbid conditions such as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), sleep apnea, Diabetes Mellitus (DM), and many more. The patients come from home, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), assisted living, board and care, and a locked down…

Prior restraint is censorship imposed, usually by a government, on expression before the expression actually takes place. An alternative to prior restraint is to allow the expression to take place and to take appropriate action afterward, if the expression is found to violate the law, regulations, or other rules. Prior restraint prevents the censored material from being heard or distribute at all; other measures provide sanctions only after the offending material has been communicated, such as…

have provided different opinions and ways of going about treating the issue. Since the mental health act in 1983 the use of restraint on mentally ill patients has come along way, however there is still improvement to be made I'm sure. The essay will analyse the key ethical issues involved determing the issue by, considering arguments for for and against the use of restraint and what people's views are on it. It will then go on to describe ethical theories such as metaethics, situation ethics…

There are plenty of alternatives to keep our patient safe and prevent the use of restraints in elderly. Family and caregivers plays a key role in the patient’s safety. Involving and encouraging the patient’s family or caregiver in the care especially for those patients who are suffering from cognitive impairment can be beneficial. It is imperative to assess the patient for fall risk and activating the best practices for patients who are a high risk for fall. Likewise, frequent orientation and…