Review: Nurses predominantly have negative feelings towards the use of physical restraints in geriatric care, though some still perceive a need in clinical practice

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 64-

  Hamers, Jan P H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 84926646279     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2014-101827     Document Type: Note

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