A newly admitted patient required seclusion immediately on entering the inpatient unit.What criteria would the nurse use to decide when to discontinue the use of seclusion?

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Restraint and seclusion are treatments requiring a physician's order.As with any other treatment,they should be discontinued as soon as they have achieved their purpose.Since the reason for their use varies with each patient,the criteria for discontinuation should be based on improvement in the behavior that led to seclusion for that particularly patient.Typically this includes at least the patient's ability to follow direction and maintain safe behavior.Patient calmness can be misleading but should be a factor considered along with others.There is no minimum time that patients must be calm before being released.In most locales,an order to discontinue seclusion or restraint is not needed.

A Newly Admitted Patient Required Seclusion Immediately on Entering the Inpatient