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Limiting Patients as a Nursing Practice in Psychiatric Intensive Care Units to Ensure Safety and Gain Control
Author(s) -
SalzmannErikson Martin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12083
Subject(s) - limiting , nursing , participant observation , ethnography , intensive care , medicine , control (management) , mental illness , intensive care unit , psychiatry , psychology , mental health , intensive care medicine , sociology , computer science , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , anthropology , engineering
Purpose The aim of this study was to describe how the limitation of patients is being practiced in psychiatric intensive care units. Design and Methods A focused ethnographic methodology was applied. To gather data, the author conducted fieldwork involving participant observation. Findings The results of the study are presented in two categories, which describe the limited access patients had to items and in the ward environments. Practice Implications It is advisable for practitioners to critically reflect upon local regulations and policies related to the practice of limiting patients during the worst phase of their mental illness.