International Journal of Health Sciences

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nurses in Relation to the Use of Physical Restraints
Fatma Birgili RN, PhD; Fatmana İzan RN, PhD

Abstract
Objective: The current study was conducted as a cross-sectional and descriptive study to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses in relation to the use of physical restraints. Methods: The universe of the study consists of nurses working in emergency and intensive care clinics of a training and research hospital and the sampling of the study is comprised of 142 nurses participating on a volunteer basis. In the collection of the data, a personal information form and the “Levels of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Staff Regarding Physical Restraints Questionnaire” were used. Results: The participating nurses’ knowledge mean score is 8.66±1.30 in the emergency service and 8.32±1.31 in the intensive care unit, attitude mean score is 32.73±6.84 in the emergency service and 30.72±6.31 in the intensive care unit, practice mean score is 35.92±3.96 in the emergency service and 35.67±2.16 in the intensive care unit. Conclusions: It was determined that the nurses’ knowledge about the use of physical restraints is good, that they exhibit positive attitudes towards the use of physical restraints and that they reflect their knowledge and attitudes onto their practices to a large extent.

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