文档介绍：V ETERANS H EALTH A DMINISTRATION Use of Physical Restraint for the Veteran at Risk of Falling/Fall - Related Injury Policy and Procedure Template P URPOSE : The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides the necessary care and services to attain or maintain each veteran’s highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well being in accordance with prehensive assessment and plan of care. Such care minimizes the use of physical restraints in fall prevention. It is consistent with the VHA philo sophy of individualized care that addresses each veteran’s unique abilities, beliefs and values, health needs, and personal choices while promoting dignity, personal freedom, functional status, and safety. However, promotion of the highest level of physica l functioning, including mobility, may possibily increase the likelihood of patient falls. The VHA recognizes that every fall cannot be prevented and, therefore, supports the use of fall risk interventions to reduce the feasible risk of falls and fall - rela ted injury occurrence. Physical restraints inhibit an individual’s voluntary movement and there are no studies supporting their efficacy in fall or injury prevention. The VHA policies and procedures supporting this standard of care are congruent with regul ations and guidance promulgated by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the mission