Our facility also does not use side rails for family request. We provide alternatives as well as family education. We use half side rails on a few residents as enablers for bed mobility, but only after the proper assessments and care plan in place.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wiedemann, Betty R Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:58 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: side rail restraint? the reason" family request" is not allowed here. We provide all the data we have to educate on issues of entrapement. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: side rail restraint? Hello, I was wondering how everybody else are writing the orders for side rails when the only reason there up is because of family request? Any help would be deeply appreciated. once again to all nancy /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited by persons or entities other than the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this document. /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
