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Care Environment<br />

18. Restraints<br />

a. Physical Restraints<br />

Definition: Prevalence <strong>of</strong> daily physical restraints.<br />

RESEARCH PAPER<br />

Numerator: Residents who are physically restrained (i.e. chair, trunk, limb, bed‑rails) on a daily basis at most recent<br />

assessment.<br />

Denominator: All residents at most recent assessment.<br />

b. Chemical Restraints<br />

Definition: Prevalence <strong>of</strong> daily chemical restraints.<br />

Numerator: Residents who are chemically restrained (i.e. through use <strong>of</strong> psychotropic medication) on a daily basis at<br />

most recent assessment.<br />

Denominator: All residents at most recent assessment.<br />

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING Volume 28 Number 3 46

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