The nursing decision making process in seclusion episodes in a psychiatric facility.
This study explores and describes nursing interventions performed during episodes of seclusion with or without restraint in a psychiatric facility and examines the relationship between the interventions' local protocols and best-practice guidelines. Twenty-four nurses working in a psychiatric facility were interviewed about the nursing interventions they performed before, during, and after an episode of seclusion with or without using restraint. Analysis of the data reveals that the interventions meet quality standards. However, nursing practice would be further refined by conducting post-event reviews, especially by discussing how a client's aggressive behaviour is to be understood.
Larue
Caroline
C
Université de Montréal, Sciences Infirmíeres, Montréal, Canada. caroline.larue@umontreal.ca
Piat
Myra
M
Racine
Héléne
H
Ménard
Geneviéve
G
Goulet
Marie-Héléne
MH
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000523:psychology*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care