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Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
1996
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Graduate Nursing
First Advisor
William McBreen
Keywords
psychiatric hospital patient restraints, psychiatric nurse attitudes
Abstract
Physical restraints are often utilized as an intervention in the treatment of psychiatric patients. Viable alternatives exist to address patient behavior that is disruptive or presents a threat to the safety of the patient or others in the milieu. Restraint is the intervention most often chosen to control that behavior. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to explore the association between a nurse's perception of patient behavior and the decision to utilize physical restraint in the psychiatric setting. Data was obtained from acute care hospitals with mental health/behavioral health units as well as free standing psychiatric hospitals within a 250 mile radius of the principal investigator. Data were entered into the computer and statistical analysis of the data was accomplished utilizing the SPSSX Data Analysis Package. The Pearson correlation coefficient and Log-linear analysis were the procedures utilized for data analysis.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Restraint
Psychiatric nurses -- Attitudes
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
108
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1996 Benita Timpe. All rights reserved
Recommended Citation
Timpe, Benita H., "The Association Between Nurses' Perceptions and the Use of Physical Restraints in the Psychiatric Setting" (1996). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 903.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/903