| | ANA Position Statement: Reduction of Patient Restraint and Seclusion in Health Care Settings (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | In those instances where restraint, seclusion or therapeutic holding is determined to be "clinically appropriate and adequately justified," registered nurses, who possess the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively manage the situation, must be actively involved in the assessment, implementation and evaluation of the selected intervention. |
 | | In the past, when restraint was employed it was in the belief that such action would promote patient safety and without effective restraint and seclusion practices, patients were considered to be in danger of injuring themselves or others, including nursing staff, or being injured by other assaultive patients. |
 | | ANA recognizes that seclusion and/or restraint may be more likely to be employed inappropriately—that is, for non-emergency situations and/or for circumstances where no significant risk of harm exists—when hospital unit staffing is inadequate or staff are inappropriately trained to provide less restrictive interventions. |
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