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Brar Jasleen Kaur
A restraint is one of the numerous devices used to immobilize a client or an extremity. Physical restraints are commonly used in clinical settings to control disruptive behavior, wandering and maintaining treatment plans. Nurses need to have adequate knowledge to incorporate while performing physical restraint procedure. A descriptive study was conduc ted on 60 nurses working in selected areas of DMCH, Ludhiana by using convenience sampling technique. The purpose of study was to assess the knowledge and practice of physical restraints among nurses. Data was collected by using Socio -demographic profile, Structured knowledge Questionnaire regarding physical restraints and Observational checklist to assess the practice of Physical Restraints. Results have shown that majority (83.33%) of nurses belonged to ?30 years. 91.66% were female,66.67% of nurses belon ged to non -medical and other stream at their 10+2 level of education, majority of (83.33%) of nurses were GNMs. Majority (61.66%) of the nurses were working in ICU’s,63.3% of nurses had work experience of >2 years. It was revealed that 76.66% of nurses had average knowledge, 21.66% nurses had poor knowledge and only 1.66% had good knowledge regarding physical restraints. Mean knowledge score was found to be 14.2 ± 3.9. As per the practice, it was found that no physician written prescription order were docum ented for the patients, Clove hitch restraint with cotton and bandages were the most common type of physical restraints used.
Keywords: Physical Restraints, Nurses, Knowledge, Practice