Impact of a restraint management bundle on restraint use in an intensive care unit. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Impact of a restraint management bundle on restraint use in an intensive care unit. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published June 2017

Impact of a restraint management bundle on restraint use in an intensive care unit.

Hall DK, Zimbro KS, Maduro RS, Petrovitch D, Ver Schneider P, Morgan M. J Nurs Care Qual. 2017 Jun 27; [Epub ahead of print].

Although physical restraints may be used to protect patients in intensive care units from fallsand other accidents, inappropriate restraint use can contribute to adverse events. This commentary describes how one hospital implemented a program using education and team communication tactics to reduce opportunities for patient harm associated with restraint use.

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