TY  - SER
AU  - Cosper, Pam.
TI  - Please release me: restraint reduction initiative in a health care system 
SN  - 1057-3631
PY  - 2015///
KW  - Physical restraints
KW  - Healthcare
KW  - Hospitals
N1  - Nursing
N2  - A quality improvement initiative was undertaken to reduce restraint use in 4 acute care hospitals within a single health system. A variety of initiatives and interventions were used including the following: implementation of multidisciplinary rounds on restrained patients, increased availability of restraint alternatives, development of unit-based restraint champions, and education of both staff and health care providers about restraints. The health care system has maintained a quarterly restraint prevalence rate of less than 2.26% with 1 variant
ER  -