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Restraint in Residential Aged Care

This Course explores current issues surrounding the use of restraint in residential aged care settings.

23 Aug 2016

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Learning Outcomes

Describe

Describe the ethical and legal issues surrounding decision-making associated with the use of restraint in residential aged care

Examine

Examine the causes of challenging behaviours in residential aged care

Explain

Explain strategies that can be implemented as alternatives to restraint

Educator

Darren Wake

Peripatetic and always intellectually restless, Darren Wake has pursued varied careers in journalism, media production, academic philosophy and nursing. As a nurse, he worked in the speciality areas of critical care, community care, remote area healthcare and education. As a formally qualified academic philosopher Darren taught undergraduate units in law and ethics in healthcare, although his principle research focus revolved around logic and the philosophy of language. Darren’s media production output can be found scattered about the Ausmed website and in his long forgotten days as a word monkey, he wrote for European publications such as The Scotsman, The Great Outdoors, Country Walking and The Times. In 2014 Darren consulted to the Department of Health for the development of Consumer Directed Care policy and guidelines for remote area communities in the Northern Territory. These days he is the managing editor of a small independent publishing company based in the United Kingdom, and lives in Tasmania. In his spare time, Darren is currently studying a formal course in celestial navigation, just in case the inevitable zombie apocalypse messes with the world’s GPS satellite system.

Comments

Naomi Johnston

Very good. -- 01 Jun 2018

Maria-Lisa Andonela Cravo

I enjoyed this topic. -- 30 May 2018

Mary Anne Mara

Interesting topic and for all Health professional not to forget the different kinds of restraints. -- 15 May 2018

Bimaldeep Sidhu

very interesting and informative. -- 24 Apr 2018

Cherie Martin

the educator in this learning was not visible but still it was clear and effective learning resource. -- 05 Apr 2018

anna chakaipa

very appropriate and relevant to my practice -- 20 Mar 2018

Rhonda Briggs

Great refresher topic and relevant to all aged care areas of practice. -- 20 Mar 2018

Catherine Harding

I would recommend this education to other staff working in aged care. Very informative and direct -- 12 Mar 2018

Carole kathleen Brown

This was a very interesting learning activity -- 27 Feb 2018

Monica Burrows

I would recommend this education to other health professionals to remind us of our duty of care to residents -- 31 Jan 2018

Vanessa Muir

A comprehensive look at restraint in RACFs. Thank you. -- 14 Nov 2017

Course Overview

Topics include:

Ethical and legal issues associated with the use of restraint
Challenging behaviours in residential aged care
Alternatives to the use of restraint

Target audience

All healthcare professionals caring for older people, particularly those who work in residential aged care settings.

Purpose

To support decision-making by nurses working in residential aged care settings in relation to the provision of safe, quality care and the use of restraints.

Need

The use of various forms of restraint is still common in residential aged care facilities and its use remains controversial. There are associated risks and the Australian Society of Geriatric Medicine suggests that up to one in every thousand deaths in residential care may be related to the inappropriate use of restraint. However, there are more beneficent alternatives, with aged care staff not always being educated on what these are, and how they may be implemented, or on what ethical and legal implications are associated with the use of restraint.

Health professionals in Australia that are registered with AHPRA are required to obtain continuing professional development (CPD) hours/points each year that relates to their context of practice, in order to comply with mandatory regulatory requirements.

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