Restraint minimisation safe practice reporting.pdf

RESTRAINT MINIMISATION & SAFE PRACTICE -
Policy 1.2.4

REPORTING
Protocol 3
RESTRAINT
PROTOCOL

STANDARD

When to complete an online Incident Management Form
Restraint initiated on patient
No
Was consent given?
Yes
Is the intention to prevent hard
Is this part of normal
and/or administer treatment?
care plan / procedure?
Yes
Yes
This is Restraint
Is the intention to
promote safety and/or
independence?
Complete an on-line Incident
Management form
Yes
This is an Enabler
Ful y document in patient’s
health record
No Incident Management
form required
.
If injury or adverse effect
occurs an on-line Incident
Management form is to be
Document in patient’s generic
completed
Careplan and/or Falls Risk
Careplan

Issue Date:
May 2017
Page 1 of 3
NOTE:  The  electronic  version  of
Review Date:  May 2020
Version No:  7
this document is the most current.
Any  printed  copy  cannot  be
Protocol Steward:  Restraint
Authorised by:  Director of Nursing
assumed to be the current version.
Co-ordinator

RESTRAINT MINIMISATION & SAFE PRACTICE -
Policy 1.2.4

REPORTING
Protocol 3
RESTRAINT
PROTOCOL

The  following  situations  do  not  require  clinical  staff  to  complete  an  Incident  Management
form:
  Any  patient  who  is  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Police  or  a  prison  officer  and  is  being
detained by them.
  Any person who is not a patient and is being escorted from the hospital property by the
Police  or  Security  (Incident  Management  form  only  if  Security  or  a  member  of  the  DHB
staff are involved)

What Happens to the Incident Management Form?
Form is completed on-line by
Restraint Leader
Mental Health & Addiction
Results are automatically
Restraint Minimisation
Services review all restraint  via
recorded into the Incident
Co-ordinator evaluates
Inpatient Clinical Governance
Management system
completed on-line form
Monthly meetings
Restraint Minimisation
Practice of Restraint Advisory
Co-ordinator to liaise with area
Group (PRAG) informed of
Advisor / Nurse Leader /
restraint incidents on a 3-
Midwife Leader
monthly basis
Restraint Minimisation
Database results reviewed to
Co-ordinator to initiate further
identify any trends or areas of
training / ward inservices, if
concern
required
Summary of PRAG meeting
minutes to Performance &
Environment Committee

Issue Date:
May 2017
Page 2 of 3
NOTE:  The  electronic  version  of
Review Date:  May 2020
Version No:  7
this document is the most current.
Any  printed  copy  cannot  be
Protocol Steward:  Restraint
Authorised by:  Director of Nursing
assumed to be the current version.
Co-ordinator