Use of physical restraints in rehabilitation settings: Staff knowledge, attitudes and predictors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-28

  Suen, Lorna K P ^a   Lai, C K Y ^b   Wong, T K S ^b   Chow, S K Y ^b   Kong, S K F ^b   Ho, J Y L ^c   Kong, T K ^d   Leung, J S C ^d   Wong, I Y C ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c People's Republic of China   (Hong Kong)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elder care; Empirical research report; Nursing staff; Physical restraint; Questionnaires; Rehabilitation; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION CENTER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 33744905006     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03883.x     Document Type: Article

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