On Thursday a 75-year-old patient at Wesley Glen Senior Living Facility became agitated and physically abusive to himself and others, so he was placed in wrist and ankle restraints. An hour later, sta

On Thursday a 75-year-old patient at Wesley Glen Senior Living Facility became agitated and physically abusive to himself and others, so he was placed in wrist and ankle restraints. An hour later, staff found the patient unconscious and called the EMT squad for assistance. The patient was taken to the medical center emergency department (ED), […]

Identifying a Practice Problem in Need of Improvement: decrease in use of restraints and seclusion in mental health children and adolescents Consider your current practice setting ( current practice

Identifying a Practice Problem in Need of Improvement: excessive use of  restraints and seclusion in mental health children and adolescents  Consider your current practice setting ( current practice setting is a mental and behavioral health facility for children and adolescents) and think about something specific and relevant to your practice setting that you would like […]

Practice Experience: Applying Measurement Tools to a Practice Problem: practice problem is excessive(unnecessary) use of restraints and seclusion in children and adolescents Conduct a collaboration i

Practice Experience: Applying Measurement Tools to a Practice Problem: practice  problem is excessive(unnecessary) use of restraints and seclusion in children and adolescents Conduct a collaboration interview with two or three key leaders in your practice setting to determine the measures for your practice problem and associated challenges impacting measurement for your practice problem (include confidentiality, […]

Practice Experience: Applying Key Interventions to a Practice Problem practice problem: excessive/unnecessary use of restraints and seclusion in mental health children The final step is to develop th

Practice Experience: Applying Key Interventions to a Practice Problem practice problem: excessive/unnecessary use of restraints and seclusion in mental health children The final step is to develop the plan discussing the steps clearly and succinctly. The plan must be evidence-based. Post an explanation of how you could apply key interventions supported by the scholarly research evidence […]

Kately Sylvia Week 2 Main Discussion Post COLLAPSE Week 2: Main Discussion Post Selected Topic The topic selected is the use of physical restraints on children/adolescents and adults with psychiatric

Kately Sylvia Week 2 Main Discussion Post COLLAPSE Week 2: Main Discussion Post Selected Topic The topic selected is the use of physical restraints on children/adolescents and adults with psychiatric health disorders. Hospital settings still frequently use physical restraints on patients, for example, who are agitated and at risk for self harm or harm to others. Physical […]