PCT Patient Safety, Falls, and Restraints 3

Question 1

Restraint alternatives that should be tried BEFORE applying physical restraints include:

Accepted Answer

Bed alarms, sitters, distraction activities, and reorientation

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Sedating the patient with medication

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Applying restraints loosely as a compromise

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Moving the patient to a private room and locking the door

Question 2

A chemical restraint differs from a physical restraint in that it:

Accepted Answer

Uses medication to restrict a patient's movement or behavior

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Always requires informed consent from the patient

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Is considered safer than physical restraints

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Does not require a physician's order

Question 3

The Morse Fall Scale assesses all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Patient's blood type

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History of falling

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IV access or saline lock

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Ambulatory aid use

Question 4

When is it appropriate for a PCT to apply restraints without a physician's order?

Accepted Answer

In an emergency to prevent immediate harm, while obtaining the order as soon as possible

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When the patient becomes verbally aggressive

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When staffing is low and the patient cannot be supervised

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It is never appropriate without a prior order

Question 5

Side rails on a patient's bed are considered a restraint when:

Accepted Answer

All four rails are raised, preventing the patient from voluntarily leaving the bed

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Only two rails on one side are raised for positioning

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The patient requests them to be raised for security

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Split rails are raised on the head portion only

Question 6

What documentation is required each time a PCT checks on a restrained patient?

Accepted Answer

Time, circulation status, skin condition, patient behavior, and any care provided

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Only the time of the check

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Just a checkmark on the restraint flow sheet

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Documentation is only needed when problems are found