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The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria

A. C NDUKUBA, C. C ODUBURU, P. C ODINKA, L. N NWANKWO, K. U AMADI, R. C MUOMAH.


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Background: The use of physical restraint as an intervention in the care of psychiatric patients is as old as psychiatry and remains one of the
common procedures in psychiatry. Nurses play crucial roles in the application.
Aim: To evaluate the practice of physical restraint by nurses in a tertiary psychiatric hospital.
Methods: Sixty-seven nurses who work at the emergency clinic, the male and female acute wards of the hospital, were administered a questionnaire that asked about their practice of physical restraint.
Results: Sites of the restraints were mostly bilateral at the wrist and ankle restraint (56.5%), and wrapper was the most commonly used material for physical restraints. About 97% of physical restraints were to protect staff and other patients from injury.
Conclusion: There is the need to ensure that protocols are developed by different psychiatric service centres, in addition to the training and retraining of nurses to ensure safe and effective use of physical restraint.


 
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NDUKUBA AC, ODUBURU CC, ODINKA PC, NWANKWO LN, AMADI KU, MUOMAH RC. The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria. NJP. 2015; 13(1): 44-49.


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NDUKUBA AC, ODUBURU CC, ODINKA PC, NWANKWO LN, AMADI KU, MUOMAH RC. The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria. https://nigerianjournalofpsychiatry.com/?mno=202915 [Access: December 16, 2024].


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NDUKUBA AC, ODUBURU CC, ODINKA PC, NWANKWO LN, AMADI KU, MUOMAH RC. The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria. NJP. 2015; 13(1): 44-49.



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NDUKUBA AC, ODUBURU CC, ODINKA PC, NWANKWO LN, AMADI KU, MUOMAH RC. The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria. NJP. (2015), [cited December 16, 2024]; 13(1): 44-49.



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NDUKUBA, A. C., ODUBURU, . C. C., ODINKA, . P. C., NWANKWO, . L. N., AMADI, . K. U. & MUOMAH, . R. C. (2015) The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria. NJP, 13 (1), 44-49.



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NDUKUBA, A. C, C. C ODUBURU, P. C ODINKA, L. N NWANKWO, K. U AMADI, and R. C MUOMAH. 2015. The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry, 13 (1), 44-49.



Chicago Style

NDUKUBA, A. C, C. C ODUBURU, P. C ODINKA, L. N NWANKWO, K. U AMADI, and R. C MUOMAH. "The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 13 (2015), 44-49.



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

NDUKUBA, A. C, C. C ODUBURU, P. C ODINKA, L. N NWANKWO, K. U AMADI, and R. C MUOMAH. "The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 13.1 (2015), 44-49. Print.



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NDUKUBA, A. C., ODUBURU, . C. C., ODINKA, . P. C., NWANKWO, . L. N., AMADI, . K. U. & MUOMAH, . R. C. (2015) The Use of Physical Restraint in the Care of the Mentally III by Nurses in a Psychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry, 13 (1), 44-49.