Using restraint with nursing home residents: A qualitative study of nursing staff perceptions and decision-making

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1196-1205

  Hantikainen, Virpi ^a,c   Käppeli, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Elderly care; Nurse perceptions; Nursing homes; Qualitative design; Restraint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SWITZERLAND;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0034323464     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01590.x     Document Type: Article

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