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Posey Bed 8060
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If your patient’s physical or mental health changes, check with your doctor to make sure the Posey Bed
8060 is still needed. Use the Posey Bed 8060 only if there is not a less restrictive option.
ALWAYS
use the
least restrictive device available for the shortest time while you seek a less restrictive alternative.
Review the patient’s mental and physical status often to make sure that the benefits of using the Posey
Bed 8060 as a restraint outweigh the risks.
Safe use requires that:
1.
You define and remove, if possible, the cause of the symptoms that require a restraint. This
may include catering to individual needs and routines, increasing rehabilitation, applying restorative
nursing, changing the environment or increasing supervision.
2.
You tailor interventions to the individual needs of the patient after weighing factors, such as
the patient’s condition, behaviors, history and environment.
When possible, seek guidance from the patient’s family. Depending on the patient’s condition, alternatives
to restraints may include one of more of these:
1.
A bedside companion
2.
Fall alarms
3.
Floor cushions
4.
Lowering the volume on the TV
5.
Adjusting window shades or dimming lights
6.
Soft music
7.
Use of a Posey Activity Apron (Posey Catalog, item #7400)
As with all restraints, the Posey Bed should
NEVER
be used for nursing convenience.
ALTERNATIVES TO
RESTRAINT USE
Patient Reassessment
Special Considerations for Home Care Environments
All caregivers must be properly trained and familiar with the content of the manual before caring for
the patient in a Posey Bed. Pay particular attention to all warnings and cautions in the manual to avoid
injury or death.
•
Only for the amount of time prescribed for use by a licensed medical doctor (Rx only).
•
Only if each caregiver has reviewed and understands all instructions and warnings for safe use.
•
Only if persons are fully trained on the use of the Posey Bed 8060 and are present in the house
whenever the patient is in the bed.
You must carefully follow the doctor’s orders and the patient’s care plan (if any) for use of the Posey Bed
8060. This includes all orders for monitoring and patient release.
If your patient was using a Posey Bed during hospitalization or while in a nursing home, you should ask
the facility for a copy of the care plan to help guide you in the safe use of the Posey Bed. Check with the
doctor to see if the care plan is necessary to help meet the special needs of your patient.
USE IN A HOME CARE
SETTING
DR.’S ORDERS
CARE PLAN