Introduction

While advocating for the reduction of patient restraints and seclusion, the ANA offers specific guidelines when restraints are used. To find out more, look through the slides!

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Resource One - Slideshow Presentation

Estimated completion time - 5 minutes

> Click on the arrow for concept-specific acronyms. Go to the Acronyms page to access a full list of course acronyms.

Acronyms to know about this concept.

Review the Slides - You can watch the video below that includes the slides and narration or you can follow along by using this link, Restraint Guidelines slides.

> This information can be found in Section 8.7 of the book.

Resource Two - YouTube Video

Estimated completion time - 2 minutes

Watch the video embedded below. You can also access the video with this link, Quick Release Knot.

Think about this question as you watch the video: What is one emergency situation where the quick-release knot would be necessary?

Resource Three - Quick Check

Estimated completion time - 6 minutes

Take a few minutes to complete the questions about what you've learned during this lesson.

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