Nurses' knowledge and practices of physical restraints in intensive care units: An observational study.

Maysa H AlmomaniWejdan A KhaterBaha'a Aldin Abdel-Latif QasemRachel A Joseph

Published in: Nursing open (2020)

The mean scores of nurses' knowledge and practices were 61.5 (SD = 12.1) and 57.4 (SD = 9.7), respectively. More than half of nurses had poor knowledge of PR use and incorrect practice of implementing PR (51.5% and 60.5%, respectively). Results indicated a positive correlation between nurses' knowledge and their use of PR.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
primary care
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation