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Hi..I want to find out if you should put a patient who is actively going thru alcohol withdrawal and having DT's into restraints, if they are also at risk for having a siezure. I cared for a patient who had a siezure after dialysis, who also needed to be restrained because he was disoriented and climbing out of bed while going thru ETOH withdrawal. Meds were not working with him because of his poor liver and kidney function... restraint use was literally our last option and we could barely keep control of him with those on! What have you heard or found out? Please reply. thanks

I am a staff educator for a busy medicine unit. Staff nurses do not come to my inservices because they say they don't have enough time to be away from their patients to attend. They feel guilty asking another nurse to cover for them (even so they can go to lunch!) How can a foster an environment on the floor that prioritizes inservice attendance and ongoing education, as well as allowing nurses to take a "time out" for themselves? Please asnwer with any ideas..thanks.