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Restraint and Seclusion Safety — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

Least restrictive, last resort

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Safety & Infection Control 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Restraint and Seclusion Safety on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Order

Key facts

Need MD order, time-limited
Renew q4h adult, q2h 9-17 yr
Eval in person within 1 hr

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Do

Nursing actions

Try least restrictive first
Quick-release knot, bed frame
2 fingers fit under restraint

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Monitor

Key numbers

Check circulation, skin q15min
Release, ROM, toilet, food, fluid

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Avoid

Key facts

Never PRN restraint order
Risk asphyxia, injury, death

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Quick Tip

Restraints require a provider order specifying type, reason, and time limit; emergency application can begin before the order but the order must follow promptly.

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