De-escalation Tips and Interventions to Assist Patient to Cope - RNAO Appendix U
These tips and interventions help caregivers to examine their own practices and best strategies to prevent escalation of behaviours.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (212). Appendix U of Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints. Toronto, Canada: Author. (pp. 126-127).
Provided by the Milwaukee County Mental Health Division, Milwaukee, WI.
Adapted from Dr. Gudeman's Interaction with Patient on Interventions with De-Escalating Patient 10/99
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