Appropriate Use of Chemical and Physical Restraints With Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Abstract

This article describes the history and practice of using restraints (chemical and physical) in elderly nursing home residents, and the effect of the new Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act regulations affecting these practices. Copyright © 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company

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