Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Working in the Adult Intensive-Care Unit and Associated Factors towards the Use of Physical Restraint in Federally Administered Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Selected items measuring participant nurses’ practice regarding physical restraint use at federally administered hospitals in Addis Ababa, 2019 (n = 112) (n = 112).
Statements
Always, N (%)
Sometimes, N (%)
Never, N (%)
Mean ± SD
Do you try a few nursing methods before physically restraining the patient?
50 (44.6%)
56 (50%)
6 (5.4%)
1.6 ± 0.59
Before using the PR on the patient, do you find out why you need to do it?
59 (52.7%)
39 (34.8%)
14 (12.5%)
1.6 ± 0.7
Do you respond to the call for help from a restrained patient immediately?
53 (47.3%)
47 (42%)
12 (10.7%)
1.6 ± 0.67
Do you examine restrained patients at least on a two-hour basis?
48 (42.9%)
47 (42%)
17 (15.2%)
1.72 ± 0.7
When giving personal care to the restrained patients, do you examine their skin to find parts which are red or bruised?
64 (57.1%)
36 (32.1%)
12 (10.7%)
1.54 ± 0.68
Did you tell the patients why they are restrained?
45 (40.2%)
56 (50%)
11 (9.8%)
1.7 ± 0.64
Do you tell the family members/visitors why the patient is restrained?
50 (44.6%)
52 (46.4%)
10 (8.9%)
1.64 ± 0.64
Do you restrain patients when you faced a staff shortage?
38 (33.9%)
47 (42%)
27 (24.1%)
1.9 ± 0.75
Do you record the type of restraint, reason, and the time on the card?
34 (30.4%)
41 (36.6%)
37 (33%)
2 ± 0.79
Do you assess the restrained patient frequently to check if the restraint should be removed?
45 (40.2%)
47 (42%)
20 (17.9%)
1.78 ± 0.73
Do you evaluate and record the effect of physical restraint when applied to a patient?
