“Physical and chemical restraint in the Residential Aged Care setting will be reviewed”
Course Content
From 1 July 2019, amendments to the Quality of Care Principles 2014 placed explicit obligations on residential aged care providers to minimise the use of chemical and physical restraints in residential care settings.
Learning Outcomes
In this session you will:
- Cement your understanding of both physical and chemical restraint in residential aged care
- Review some of the alternatives to the use of restraint
- Explore the risks associated with the use of restraint
- Investigate your understanding of restraint via scenario-based discussion
RN, BN, BN (ADMIN), MPHC (PALCARE), MACN
Sue Walker is the Director and co-founder of the Nurses for Nurses Network and the Nursing CPD Institute. As a Nurse Education Consultant Sue is a member of the Education Governance Committee of the Institute as well as a key contributor to the online education platform Continuing Professional Development library…Read More>>