Nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to physical restraint: the case from Turkey
Background Nurses are primarily for the care of patients and should ensure that physical restraint, which has many negative consequences, be applied according to standard practice. Therefore, they should have knowledge about physical restraint and apply physical restraint by observing existing laws...
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Background
Nurses are primarily for the care of patients and should ensure that physical restraint, which has many negative consequences, be applied according to standard practice. Therefore, they should have knowledge about physical restraint and apply physical restraint by observing existing laws and ethical principles. This study aimed to determine the knowledge level, attitude and practices of pediatric nurses on physical restraint and identify the factors influencing physical restraint use.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 150 pediatric nurses working in the pediatric clinic of a training and research hospital. The data were collected with an information form containing the introductory characteristics of the nurses and the Level of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Staff Regarding Physical Restraints Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results
Overall, nurses had good restraint-related knowledge with positive attitudes, although the physical restraint practices of nurses were not the best and there were some deficiencies. A statistically non-significant difference was found between age, gender, education status, nurses' work unit, and training status regarding physical restraint on the one hand and knowledge, attitude and practice scores relating to the use of physical restraints on the other (p>0.05).
Conclusions
Pediatric nurses' level of knowledge about physical restraint was quite good and their attitudes were positive. However, there were some deficiencies in their practices. Future training should therefore be emphasized to enhance nurses' ethical and sensitive thinking, increase their competence in applying physical restraint and working with patients.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f545b414eb4042c0a5a77000528f2dab2023-05-04T02:06:47ZengFaculty of Medicine Trisakti UniversityUniversa Medicina1907-30622407-22302023-01-0142110.18051/UnivMed.2023.v42.12-20Nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to physical restraint: the case from TurkeySelen OZAKAR AKCA0Ahu Pınar TURAN1Hitit University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Health and Diseases Nursing. Corum, TurkeyHitit University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Health and Diseases Nursing. Corum, Turkey Background Nurses are primarily for the care of patients and should ensure that physical restraint, which has many negative consequences, be applied according to standard practice. Therefore, they should have knowledge about physical restraint and apply physical restraint by observing existing laws and ethical principles. This study aimed to determine the knowledge level, attitude and practices of pediatric nurses on physical restraint and identify the factors influencing physical restraint use. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 150 pediatric nurses working in the pediatric clinic of a training and research hospital. The data were collected with an information form containing the introductory characteristics of the nurses and the Level of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Staff Regarding Physical Restraints Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results Overall, nurses had good restraint-related knowledge with positive attitudes, although the physical restraint practices of nurses were not the best and there were some deficiencies. A statistically non-significant difference was found between age, gender, education status, nurses' work unit, and training status regarding physical restraint on the one hand and knowledge, attitude and practice scores relating to the use of physical restraints on the other (p>0.05). Conclusions Pediatric nurses' level of knowledge about physical restraint was quite good and their attitudes were positive. However, there were some deficiencies in their practices. Future training should therefore be emphasized to enhance nurses' ethical and sensitive thinking, increase their competence in applying physical restraint and working with patients. https://univmed.org/ejurnal/index.php/medicina/article/view/1352Physical restraintpatient rightschild nursingknowledgeattitudepractices |
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| title | Nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to physical restraint: the case from Turkey |
| title_full | Nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to physical restraint: the case from Turkey |
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| title_short | Nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to physical restraint: the case from Turkey |
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