title: Restraining an aggressive suicidal, paraplegic patient: a look at the ethical and legal issues.
abstract: This paper focuses on a case of an intently suicidal, paraplegic patient in a critical care unit and the need for collaboration among nursing leaders to provide a safe environment through the use of wrist restraints. Ethical questions regarding patient rights, liberties, and privileges are reviewed. Legal points of negligence and intentional torts are also included in the analysis of the case.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Constantino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boneysteele
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gesmond
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D032763:Behavior Control; D026686:Beneficence; D003422:Critical Care; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*