Staff Attitudes Toward Seclusion and Restraint: Anything New?
Perspectives In Psychiatric CarePublished 16 January 2009
Ruby Steele
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The author claims that involuntary confinement of clients is a problematic and uncomfortable topic for nurses who are involved in such interventions, and summarizes her findings from a survey regarding staff attitude toward client confinement.
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The author claims that involuntary confinement of clients is a problematic and uncomfortable topic for nurses who are involved in such interventions. After reviewing some literature relevant to the topic of seclusion and restraint, she summarizes her findings from a survey regarding staff attitude toward client confinement.
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