Re: oltc training

[sheppard70057rn]

Recently attended an inservice on restraints given by a health care review group who is working closely with surveyors and stated that the definition in the RAI manula is being read into too much.  A person could have a belt on and not beable to remove but not be a restraint.  There example was a resident who does not try to get out of the wheel chair  but has tendency to lean over and play with her feet has a belt on that would be considered an enabler.  Rationale:  it is not prohibiting her access to her body or the task of continuing to leanover in chair it is just on her so she doesn't flip out of chair.   Dawn Sheppard, RN, CRNAC ----- Original Message ----- From: mdsc To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 7:08 PM Subject: oltc training Ok Went to RAI training sponsered by OLTC and they said that a restraint was anything that limits mobility or access to body  or that is unable to be easily removed by the resident......not  AND like the RAI manual reads. Is this your understanding?   Also vitamins are to be counted as nutritional supplements if given for  dietary supplementation and a medication if given as a medicine???