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Restraints On Alzheimer Patients - Research Paper

Restraints On Alzheimer Patients

Four years ago I arrived at work where I was a staff nurse on an Alzheimer's unit. I got myself situated then began to receive morning report, my supervising nurse assigns me to provide care for eight residents, one of whom is Mrs. Travis, a 65 year old woman who has Alzheimer disease. She was admitted to the facility/unit two days ago. My supervising nurse tells me that I have to watch Mrs. Travis closely because she frequently wanders up and down the halls looking into every room she passes. The supervising nurse expresses concern that Mrs. Travis might get lost, fall, or even get hurt. She wants me to call the Dr. to get an order for physical restraints to keep Mrs. Travis from ...

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experience dealing in the clinical setting with confused patients and the use of restraints. However, I have had theory on the subject "restraints", and was familiar with the types of restraints, such as; physical, chemical, manual and mechanical, but I was unfamiliar with the proper use of these devices. I decided to educate myself further on this issue and was amazed that my nursing textbooks contained little information regarding the use of restraints and the treatment of patients in confusional states. Also, I could find no exact treatment protocols. This lack of knowledge on my part and the limited resources led me on a mission to find as much factual and educational research on the issue of "restraints" possible. "[N]ursing textbooks before the mid-1990s contained little information regarding confusional states and treatments" (Ludwick,1999, p.65). "The nurse is faced with the formidable task of detecting and treating a problem (the overuse of restraints) that has no ...

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Added: 4/3/2008 10:56:21 PM
Category: Health & Medicine
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