Restraints can have a negative emotional impact on pediatric patients. Being physically restrained can be traumatic and lead to feelings of helplessness, anxiety and loss of control. Having to put pediatric patients in restraints takes a toll on staff as well.

Tanya Isaacs, Behavioral Health Clinical Instructor and Cheryl Miller, Behavioral Health Registered Nurse from The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii join us to talk to us today about their journey toward zero restraint use in pediatric psychiatry are.

Guests:

Cheryl Miller, BSN, RN-PMH-BC 

Moderator:

Show Notes:

[01:08 – 02:07]  How did Queen’s Medical Center determine the right path to take to zero restraint use in your pediatric psychiatry unit

[02:08 – 03:47]  Defining moment that helped to solidify this decision from Tanya and Cheryl

[03:48 – 05:32]  How they began this initiative

[05:33 – 07:28]  “The how to help me plan”

[07:29 – 09:42]  How the “how to help me plan” changed the way that you practice as a clinician

[09:43 – 11:47]  Were they able to reduce restraint use for your pediatric patients with mental health issues?

[11:48 – 14:29]  Other impacts other than a decrease in restraint use

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