Course Overview

Healthcare professionals have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure patients are not subjected to restrictive practices, unless absolutely necessary. Find out more in this interactive module on minimising restrictive practice in healthcare settings.

Topics

• What does the term 'restrictive practice' mean?
• Why must you minimise restrictive practices?
• Defining types of restrictive practices
• Lawful use of restrictive practices
• Alternative strategies to minimise restrictive practices

Learning Outcomes

• Define restrictive practice.
• Identify their various forms of restrictive practices.
• Understand the legal requirements and limitations for the use of any restrictive practice.
• Discover alternative interventions to restrictive practices to minimise their use.

Target Audience

All healthcare professionals and staff.

Disclosure

No conflict of interest exists for anyone in the position to control content for this activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medications or products have been used.

Educators

Presented by

Ausmed View profile

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Peer reviewed by

Linda Starr View profile