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Psychiatric nursing managers' attitudes towards containment methods in psychiatric inpatient care
Author(s) -
Laukkanen Emilia,
Kuosmanen Lauri,
Louheranta Olavi,
VehviläinenJulkunen Katri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12986
Subject(s) - coercion (linguistics) , nursing , containment (computer programming) , medicine , nursing management , psychiatry , psychology , philosophy , linguistics , computer science , programming language
Aims This research was conducted to examine psychiatric nursing managers' attitudes towards containment methods. Background Nursing management is regarded as a key issue in the reduction of coercion and containment. However, there has been little research on managers' attitudes towards containment methods. Methods This descriptive, cross‐sectional study utilized a survey design. Finnish inpatient psychiatric nursing managers ( n = 90) completed the Attitudes to Containment Measures Questionnaire (ACMQ). The results were described with statistics, and the associations between attitudes and background variables were analysed using parametric tests. Results Psychiatric nursing managers had the most negative attitude towards net bed and mechanical restraint, and the most positive attitudes towards as necessary medication and intermittent observation. A few associations were discovered between attitudes and background variables such as gender and number of employees. Conclusions In general, Finnish psychiatric nursing managers' attitudes towards containment methods seem to be quite negative, but more research is needed. Implications for Nursing Management This study provides fresh and unique data on the attitudes of psychiatric nursing managers towards containment methods. Managers' attitudes are important because of their ability to encourage investment in coercion reduction by nursing staff.