| Reducing restraint and seclusion in an acute aged person's mental health unit. | |
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PMID: 22011225 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objective: This paper describes how a significant reduction in restraint and seclusion rates was achieved in an acute aged person's mental health unit. Method: We analysed seclusion and restraint data in 2009. This was supplemented with a random audit of patient files and qualitative data obtained from a survey of nursing staff. We also obtained management views on changes in management practice. Results: Four major factors were found to reduce rates of restraints and seclusion. These included: (i) leadership and support from management in nursing practices, (ii) increased multidisciplinary team input, (iii) renovations to the inpatient setting, and (iv) changes in treatment-related factors such as collection of behaviour management history and improving documentation in patient files. Conclusion: Experiences such as this provide insights and practical strategies that can be applied in other aged inpatient units to reduce or eliminate rates of seclusion and restraints. |
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Hemalatha Sivakumaran; Kuruvilla George; Ken Pfukwa |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-20 |
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Title: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Volume: - ISSN: 1440-1665 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9613603 Medline TA: Australas Psychiatry Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Aged Persons Mental Health, Eastern Health , VIC , Australia. |
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