A cross‐sectional study examining the factors affecting nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and behavior toward physical restraint use

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pi‐Chueh Tsai ◽  
Chu‐Hsuan Cheng ◽  
I‐Shiang Tzeng
Keyword(s):  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Restraint Use ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Incidence Rate and Patterns of Physical Restraint Use Among Adult Patients in Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Eskandari ◽  
Khatijah Lim Abdullah ◽  
Nor Zuraida Zainal ◽  
Li Ping Wong
Keyword(s):  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Restraint Use ◽  
Large Teaching Hospital

Incidence rate and patterns of physical restraint use were examined based on a cross-sectional study in 22 wards of a large teaching hospital in Malaysia. Results indicated that the highest rate of physical restraint (19.7%) was reported from neurology–neurosurgery wards. “Un-cooperative for electroconvulsive therapy” and “trying to pull out catheters” were the most commonly reported reasons to use restraint in psychiatric and non-psychiatric wards, respectively. There were some relationships between patterns of physical restraint in this study. Exploring the incidence rate and patterns of physical restraint is important so that effective strategies can be formulated to minimize using restraint in hospitals.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Working in the Adult Intensive-Care Unit and Associated Factors towards the Use of Physical Restraint in Federally Administered Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lielt Mersha Woldekirkos ◽  
Tilahun Jiru ◽  
Heyria Hussien ◽  
Belayneh Shetie
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Restraints ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Background. Physical restraint is any chemical or physical involuntary method restricting an individual’s movement, physical activity, or normal access to the body. Physical restraints are prescribed by the physician, but the ICU nurse remains the decision maker responsible in assessing the need, application, and removal of PR on patients in the ICU setting. Objectives. This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses working in adult ICU and associated factors towards the use of physical restraints in federally administered hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. The study was conducted in ICUs of Federal Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019. A hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study design was carried out. By census, a total of 126 nurses were included. The data were checked for their completeness and were entered to EpiData version 4.2 and analyzed using SPSS version 25 software with 95% CI. Also, the Pearson correlation coefficient and binary logistic regression analysis were used to find an association. Result. Majority of nurses was found to be aged between 21 and 30 years, (62.5%) have worked 2–5 years, and (83%) were degree graduates. The nurses’ knowledge score was 6.1 ± 2.6 (50.8%) with possible range 0–11, the attitude score was 14.1 ± 3.1 (64%) with possible range 0–22, and the practice score was 13.9 ± 3.8 (63.18%) with possible range 0–22. Their demographical characteristics such as gender, working year, and education levels were not significantly associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices ( P  > 0.05). Only age significantly associated with practice. Lack of a written policy or guideline and not being trained on application of physical restraint were significantly associated with knowledge. Also, practice was associated with knowledge and attitude. Conclusion. According to the study, there was a poor level of nurses’ knowledge, proper attitude, and satisfactory practice toward the use of physical restraints.

scholarly journals Practice and the Influencing Factors of Nurses Working in the Intensive Care Unit regarding Physical Restraint use: Multi-centered cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilahun Kassew Gebeyehu ◽  
Ambaye Dejen Tilahun ◽  
Bikis Liyew Wudu
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Physical Restraint ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Restraint Use

Abstract Background: Nurses working in the intensive care unit commonly use physical restraint on critically ill patients. The main reason for the restraining of patients is to prevent the dislodgement of invasive procedures/ medical equipment, reduce agitation. Patients are exposed to different complications from physical restraint like worsening of agitation and delirium, fall injury, limb edema, restricted circulation, and skin laceration at restraint site, and death as a result of nurses’ improper practice regarding restraining. Despite this impact, there was no documented study in Ethiopia in this regard. Objective: To assess practice and its influencing factors of nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit regarding physical restraint Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2019 at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia. All (260) nurses working in the intensive care unit were invited to participate through a convenience sampling technique. Structured questionnaires which consist of socio-demographic, professional characteristics and Level of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Staff Regarding Physical Restraints Questionnaire were used. Simple and multiple linear regression and beta (β) coefficient at 95% confidence interval was employed with p-value<0.05 as statistical significance. Result: The mean score of nurses’ practice regarding physical restraint use among critically ill patients was 30.94±5.44. Nurses with short (≤2 years) experience of the intensive care unit, received educational training during graduate class regarding restraining, knowledge and attitude scores were the factors significantly associated with nurses’ practice score regarding physical restraining use. Conclusion: The practice regarding physical restraint use among critically ill patients among participant nurses’ was a satisfactory. The administrators’ should develop and provide educational and in-service training programs for nurses working in intensive care unit settings regarding physical restraint use and its alternatives, which is crucial for the nurses’ to improve their behavior of restraining. Keywords: Intensive care unit, Nurses’, Practice, Physical restraint

scholarly journals Assessment of Saudi Parents’ Beliefs and Behaviors towards Management of Child Fever in Saudi Arabia—A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5217
Author(s):  
Mohamed N. Al Arifi ◽  
Abdulrahman Alwhaibi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Febrile Seizures ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Electronic Thermometer ◽  
And Behavior

Objective: Fever alone can lead to rare serious complications in children, such as febrile seizures. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, beliefs, and behavior of parents toward fever and its management. Methods: A cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire was applied over a period of 3 months, from January to March 2018, to parents who were living in Saudi Arabia. The inclusion criteria were a parent who is a resident of Saudi Arabia, with at least one child aged 6 years or less, while incomplete questionnaires, having a child aged more than 6 years, or parents who were not living in Saudi Arabia were excluded. Results: A total of 656 parents completed the questionnaire. More than two-thirds of the subjects were female, the majority of whom were aged between 25–33 years old. The best-reported place to measure the temperature of children was the armpit (46%), followed by the ear (28%) and the mouth (10.7%). More than half of the parents considered their children feverish at a temperature of 38 °C. The majority of parents (79.7%) reported that the most serious side effects of fever were seizure, brain damage (39.3%), coma (29.9%), dehydration (29.7%), and death (25%). The most common method used to measure a child’s temperature was an electronic thermometer (62.3%). The most common antipyretic was paracetamol (84.5%). Conclusions: Our study demonstrates the good knowledge of parents in identifying a feverish temperature using the recommended route and tools for measuring body temperature.

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