Chapter 14 Flashcards
Enabler
A device that limits freedom of movement but is used to promote independence, comfort, or safety
Chemical restraint
Any drug that is used for discipline or convenience and not required to treat medical symptoms
Freedom of movement
Any change in place or position of the body or any part of the body that the person is able to control
Medical symptoms
In indication or characteristic of a physical or physiological condition
Physical restraint
Any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached to or near the persons body that he or she cannot remove easily and that restrict freedom of movement or normal access to one’s body
Remove easily
The manual method, device, material, or equipment used to restring the person that can be moved intentionally by the person in the same manner it was applied by the staff