The use of physical restraints‑ knowledge and attitude of nurses of a tertiary care institute, Uttarakhand, India
نویسندگان
1 Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2 Nursing Officer, Psychiatry Ward, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
3 Tutor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: The use of physical restraint in health‑care settings is common and complex practiceas it has physical, psychological, judicial, ethical, and moral issues. Nurses are the key personsregarding physical restraint use in hospitals as they are managing the whole process beginning withdecision‑making, application, caring the restrained patients. Lack of understanding and negativeattitude of nurses in the use of physical restraints will hamper patient safety.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross‑sectional survey was carried out among 110rando mly selected nurses working in various departments at a tertiary care center Uttarakhand,India, in 2019. The data were collected using self‑reported questionnaires consisting of three parts:demographic information, knowledge assessment questionnaire, and attitude rating scale regardingthe use of restraints. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 23 descriptive (frequency,percentage, mean, mean percentage, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Mann–Whitneyand independent t‑test).RESULTS: The findings indicated that the mean knowledge and attitude of the nurses for physicalrestraints were 13.9 ± 1.9 (0–20 points), 35.2 ± 4.7 (28–55 points), respectively. The study revealedthat there was no relationship found between knowledge and attitude of nurses regarding the useof physical restraints (r = 0.084).CONCLUSION: The knowledge and attitude regarding the use of restraints among nurses were foundto be moderate. In‑service training is highly recommended for nurses to improve the knowledge andpractices related to the use of physical restraint.
