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Contact Karen Russell at 814-375-6011. I have not
spoken with her for over a year but she is an expert in restraint reduction. She
is a consultant with the Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative and
associated with the Kendal Corporation. Good Luck
Gail Neustadt, NHA
Pittsburgh, PA
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 10:38
AM
Subject: Restraints
Restraints....
I am
currently working in a SNF in Ohio and wondered if anyone has any ideas
for me.
We are trying to come up with some way to notify families
we are attempting to be totally restraint free on admit.
Was thinking
of some kind of brochure or something to give patients and their
families on admit.
Any ideas out there? How could I work it to be
effective but not too overpowering.
Any ideas out there for
restraint alternatives other than lab buddies, seat belts, hand mitts,
ect.
What do you do when the families call the doctor and insist
on them and then he phones in orders for them such as full side
rails.
We have several of these...when the families of new admits see
them, they can't understand why that person has a lap buddy on or full
siderails and their family member can't. What do you do with
that?
What's the feeling on siderails...we have no where for
storage to remove them completely?
Are sidrails as enablers OK? What
do you do if physician insists on t hem and not used as an
enabler...what reason would the order
read?
If restraints are
insisted on by the doctor how often do you have family sign a consent
for them that they are aware of the risks?
Should the doctor sign the
consent also?
Thanks ahead for any help with
this
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