Nurse Restraints

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The use of restraints on elderly patients is very substantial issue in nursing and there are many types of restraints such as physical, chemical, and environmental. Patient safety is the top priority; nurses should have profound foundation of knowledge about the risks and advantage of restraints. The use of restraints is negatively escalating the risk for injury on patients especially the elderly population rather than preventing them. Additionally, it can be skeptically perceived if the nurse cannot justify the relevant use of restraints. According to CNO Practice Standards (2009), “several studies have found that restraints actually increase the severity of falls and can increase confusion, muscle atrophy, chronic constipation, incontinence,
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