Quality Improvement Project Eliminates Physical Restraint Use in Psychiatric ED
A reduction in the use of physical restraints was seen after implementation of an evidence-based intervention program.
The use of physical restraints in the psychiatric emergency department can cause injury, psychological harm, and in extreme instances, death. Their use can also affect the nurse-patient relationship and reduce patient compliance with treatment.
The need for physical restraints can essentially be eliminated with the use of evidence-based interventions.
According to study results presented at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 39th annual conference (APNA 2025), held in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 15-18, 2025, Jacquelin Morris, DNP, RN-BC, and Kimberly Rodgers, DNP, RN-BC, from Stony Brook Medicine, in Stony Brook, NY, presented results of a quality improvement project.
The project aimed to reduce restraint use episodes and time in restraints at their comprehensive psychiatric emergency department (CPEP) by 15% by January 2025.
Author summary: Evidence-based interventions can eliminate physical restraint use.
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