The use of physical restraint in critical care

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-11

  Hine, Karen ^a  

^a LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation; Critical care; Legal and ethical; Physical restraint; Treatment interference

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; ETHICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 38449103763     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2006.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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