Although there may be times where you feel it may be needed to restrain a resident due to their behavior, I suggest you restrain yourself, because those practices are outlawed by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. See below for what DHH considers restraints in the ARCP setting:
- 6857. Restraints
- ARCPs are prohibited from the use of physical and chemical restraints. The ARCP shall establish and maintain a restraint-free environment by developing individual approaches to the care of the resident as determined by resident assessments and PCSPs
Restraints will be
Although there may be times where you feel it may be needed to restrain a resident due to their behavior, I suggest you restrain yourself, because those practices are outlawed by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. See below for what DHH considers restraints in the ARCP setting:
- ARCPs are prohibited from the use of physical and chemical restraints. The ARCP shall establish and maintain a restraint-free environment by developing individual approaches to the care of the resident as determined by resident assessments and PCSPs
It will be defined as:
- Physical Restraint—any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached to or adjacent to a resident’s body that the individual cannot easily remove which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to the body and is not used as an assistive device. The use of physical restraints is prohibited in ARCPs.
- Chemical Restraint—a psychopharmacologic drug that is used for discipline or convenience and not required to directly treat medical symptoms or medical diagnoses. The use of chemical restraints is prohibited in ARCPs.
defined as:
- Physical Restraint—any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached to or adjacent to a resident’s body that the individual cannot easily remove which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to the body and is not used as an assistive device. The use of physical restraints is prohibited in ARCPs.
- Chemical Restraint—a psychopharmacologic drug that is used for discipline or convenience and not required to directly treat medical symptoms or medical diagnoses. The use of chemical restraints is prohibited in ARCPs.