Patient restraints

Article Abstract:

Medical practitioners often address questions to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations on the use of patient restraints, in fact, questions of this type are the most frequent kind. This is hardly surprising, since health care facilities' compliance rate for 1995 with that commission's standards for the use of patient restraints was only 49.9%. What classifies a device as a restraint is the reason it is used more than what it is. Posey belts, vests, and gauze ties can all be used. The maximum amount of time a patient can be restrained in a hospital setting is 24 hours. After that, a licensed practitioner must assess the patient's condition.

Psychiatric hospital patients

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Measuring competencies of temporary staff

Article Abstract:

Determining the competencies of temporary staff is a responsibility of hospitals as well as of the temporary staffing company. Under the new 'Shamrock Organizational Model,' the use of temporary staff is considered a major component of staffing strategy to supplement a core of full-time staff on both a short-term and longer-term basis. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization standards provide a framework for assessing competencies in the areas of cognitive ability, psychomotor skills, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills. Regional trends affecting outsourcing are also discussed.

Methods, Management, Evaluation, Human resource management, Medical personnel, Clinical competence, Outsourcing, Temporary employees

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Nursing care plans: are they required?

Article Abstract:

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has a requirement for planned care that can be fulfilled by the nursing care plan or by other methods such as care maps. Standardized care plans can be used, but provision should be made for individualized patient needs. Short- and long-term goals for the patient do not need to be included in the care plans. Questions on standards for the use of patient restraints are also answered.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Nursing care plans

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