Restraints
Restraint Alternatives
Mental Health Disorders
100

Bed rails can be used

a. for persons who try to get out of bed without help

b. when a person is at high risk for falling

c. if they are needed to treat a person's medical condition

d. if the person's family requests them

c. if they are needed to treat a person's medical condition

100

T/F: Making sure a person is comfortable is a restraint alternative.

True: If a person's needs are met, it is more likely that he/she will not need to be restrained.

100

An older person's children may have moved away and friends may have died. Such events could lead to the person experiencing _____.

depression

200

Which statement about the use of restraints is incorrect?

a. Any health team member can order their use.

b. They may be used only for the immediate physical safety of the person or others.

c. They may only be used when less restrictive measures fail to protect the person or others.

d. They must be discontinued at the earliest possible time.

a. Any health team member can order their use.

200

Which is not a restraint alternative?

a. answering signal lights promptly

b. meeting food, fluid, and elimination needs

c. giving back massages

d. not having a roommate

d. not having a roommate

200

What is a condition that involves an intense fear of something?

phobia

300

A restraint is ordered. Which is the least likely to cause injuries?

a. following the manufacturer's instructions

b. trying to get free from the restraint

c. keeping the restraint on the entire shift

d. using whatever restraint is available

a. following the manufacturer's instructions

300

Certain residents tend to wander. Who needs to know who they are?

a. the nursing team involved in their care

b. the health team

c. the nursing assistants

d. the entire staff

d. the entire staff

300

Withdrawal from others is a sign of _____.

depression

400

Unnecessary restraint is

a. false imprisonment

b. malpractice

c. negligence

d. involuntary seclusion

a. false imprisonment

400

Which of the following is a restraint alternative?

a. mitts

b. vest

c. call light

d. bed rail

c. call light

400

A person who sees, hears, or smells things that aren't real is having a _____.

hallucination

500

The straps of vest restraints

a. open in back

b. cross in front

c. cross in back

d. open at the side

b. cross in front

500

A laptop tray can be a restraint alternative or 

a. a restraint

b. a hazard

c. an elopement restrictor

d. a therapeutic tool

a. a restraint

500

What are the 2 extremes in bipolar disorder?

mania and depression

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