TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical restraints in intensive care : experiences of patients, families and nurses
AU - Perez, Dawn
AU - Peters, Kath
AU - Wilkes, Lesley
AU - Murphy, Gillian
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Critically ill patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) often require many invasive procedures and medical devices (Martin and Mathisen 2005). While these interventions are a necessity, they can potentially cause patients a great amount of pain and discomfort, often leading to restlessness and agitation (Langley et al. 2011).
AB - Critically ill patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) often require many invasive procedures and medical devices (Martin and Mathisen 2005). While these interventions are a necessity, they can potentially cause patients a great amount of pain and discomfort, often leading to restlessness and agitation (Langley et al. 2011).
KW - nurses
KW - restraint of patients
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29280605
SN - 2202-7114
VL - 24
SP - 45
EP - 45
JO - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
JF - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
IS - 10
ER -