Owens M F
University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
JONAS Healthc Law Ethics Regul. 2000 Jun;2(2):59-65. doi: 10.1097/00128488-200002020-00005.
Healthcare providers often face the decision of whether to restrain a patient. If the patient suffers an injury based on the decision not to restrain, will the provider be held liable? Healthcare providers express concern about the legalities of using restraints to prevent patient injuries and about which circumstances would be considered appropriate to restrain patients. This article presents case law that delineates what standard of nursing care generally must be breached before nurses will be held liable for injury from the use or nonuse of restraints. Policies and guidelines for consideration by nurse executives in the use of patient restraints are presented.
医疗保健提供者经常面临是否约束患者的决定。如果患者因未实施约束的决定而受伤，提供者是否会承担责任？医疗保健提供者对使用约束措施预防患者受伤的合法性以及哪些情况被认为适合约束患者表示担忧。本文介绍了判例法，该判例法划定了在护士因使用或未使用约束措施导致患者受伤而承担责任之前，通常必须违反的护理标准。还介绍了供护士管理人员在使用患者约束措施时参考的政策和指南。
