CMS Hospital Restraint and
Seclusion Certification Program:

NAVIGATING ONE OF THE MOST PROBLEMATIC STANDARDS.

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Part 4: August 13, 2020

Learning Objectives:
  • Recall that the American Psychiatric Nurses Association has a standard of practice on
    restraint and seclusion
  • Discuss that CMS has a long-term care restraint tool that may be helpful to hospitals
  • Describe whether a pressure-sensitive safety alarm can ever be construed as a restraint
  • List some of the risks of using a restraint

 

1.5 CONTACT HOURS