Restraint alternatives and safe restraint

Question 1

Restraints may be used only to treat

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a medical symptom or for the immediate physical safety of the person or others.

Question 2

Restraints may be used only when

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less restrictive measures fail to protect the person or others.

Question 3

•Restraints must be discontinued

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at the earliest possible time.

Question 4

Physical Restraint —

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any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached to or near the person’s body that he or she cannot remove easily and that restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one’s body.

Question 5

•Chemical Restraint —

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any drug used for discipline or convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms. The drug or dosage is not a standard treatment for the person’s condition.

Question 6

•Freedom of Movement —

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any change in place or position of the body or any part of the body that the person is able to control.

Question 7

•Remove Easily —

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the manual method, device, material, or equipment used to restrain the person can be removed intentionally by the person in the same manner it was applied by the staff.

Question 8

what is safer than chemical restraints

Answer 8

Physical restraints

Question 9

The following can occur because of restraints.Which is the MOST serious?
A.Fractures
B.Strangulation
C.Pressure ulcers
D.Urinary tract infection

Answer 9

Strangulation

Question 10

Enablers

Answer 10

A device that limits freedom of movement but is used to promote independence, comfort, or safety

Question 11

When the person can easily remove the device, and it helps the person function, it is an

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enabler.

Question 12

Restraints are used:

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to protect persons from harming themselves or others

Question 13

Restraints are applied so that they are:

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Snug

Question 14

Freedom from restraint:

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Is a resident right protected by CMS

Question 15

A patient scratches and picks at his skin. You would expect the nurse to:

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Find out the reason for the behavior

Question 16

When caring for a client who uses a protective device (restraint), the nurse aide SHOULD

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Check the client’s body alignment

Question 17

A restraint attached to a patient’s body and to a stationary object is

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An active physical restraint

Question 18

A restraint should always be tied to the

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Bed frame