Alternative to Restraints Decision (The Ottawa Hospital) - RNAO Appendix N
This decision tree from The Ottawa Hospital provides a visual decision making guide to determine risk and restraint alternatives.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2012). Appendix N of Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints. Toronto, Canada: Author. (page 116).
All requests to adapt the Alternative to Restraints Decision Tree must be directed to the Ottawa Hospital, Department of Nursing Professional Practice
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