After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• .    Identify the types of patients that restraints have traditionally
• and most commonly been used on.
• .    Participate in appropriate assessments of patients with the goal of
• finding alternatives to the use of restraints.
• .    Describe the training requirements for medical staff that can help
• reduce the use of restraints.
• .    Participate in careful, individualized care planning to find
• alternatives for those who might otherwise require the use of restraints.
• .    Describe the importance of investigating patients’ problem behaviors
• to get a clearer understanding of their true needs and find alternative solutions to the use of restraints.