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Student nurses' attitudes towards professional containment methods used in psychiatric wards and perceptions of aggression
Author(s) -
Özcan Neslihan Keser,
Bilgin Hülya,
Badırgalı Boyacıoğlu Nur Elçin,
Kaya Fadime
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12157
Subject(s) - aggression , dysfunctional family , perception , medicine , nursing , health care , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
The aim of this study was to determine student nurses' attitudes towards professional containment methods used in psychiatric wards and its relation to their perception of aggression. We employed a cross‐sectional descriptive design to evaluate nurses' attitudes. Participants included 120 student nurses who were enrolled in psychiatric nursing during their fourth (final) year of education. The ‘ A ttitude to C ontainment M easures Q uestionnaire’ and ‘ T he P erception of A ggression S cale’ were used for assessments. Student nurses exhibited positive attitudes toward ‘intermittent observation’, ‘ P ro re nata M edication’ and ‘ P sychiatric I ntensive C are U nit’, respectively. The least approved method was ‘net bed’. The data showed a negative correlation between approval of ‘ I ntra‐ M uscular M edication’ and ‘mechanical restraint’ with the perception that aggression was dysfunctional/unacceptable. Student nurses who believed that professional containment methods were effective also perceived aggression as less functional/acceptable. These results emphasize the importance of health care perceptions of aggression towards patients and their experience with containment measures.