Personal De-escalation Plan (The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health) - RNAO Appendix R
This individualized de-escalation plan considers cause and effect and solutions focused on the resident’s strengths.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2012). Appendix R of Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints. Toronto, Canada: Author. (pp. 122-123).
Reprinted with permission from The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
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