Nurses’ knowledge and practices of physical restraints in ICU

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The mean scores of nurses’ knowledge and practices were 61.5 (SD = 12.1) and 57.4 (SD = 9.7), respectively.

More than half of nurses had poor knowledge of PR use and incorrect practice of implementing PR (51.5% and 60.5%, respectively).

Results indicated a positive correlation between nurses’ knowledge and their use of PR.

A convenience sampling was used to recruit participants.

We examined the knowledge of PR in 301 nurses (knowledge check) and the real-time practice of PR in 81 nurses (direct observation) in ICU.

A knowledge questionnaire was used to collect data on knowledge about PR use, and data on their practice of PR were observed and documented using an observation checklist.

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