Development of management indicators of nursing for minimizing physical restraints focused on older adult patients hospitalized in acute care settings: A Delphi consensus study.

ABSTRACT: Nursing management activities are important in influencing staff nurses' action to prevent or withdraw physical restraints. However, limited studies have been conducted empirically to determine the nursing management activities required for minimizing physical restraints. Therefore, there is a need for basic standards of nursing management activities to minimize physical restraints in acute care settings. This study aimed to develop nursing management indicators to minimize physical restraint (MaIN-PR) in hospitalized older adult patients in an acute care setting. It was conducted between June and October 2021 in Japan using a Delphi consensus approach. Fifty nurses working at top or middle management levels or as certified nurse specialists in gerontological nursing enrolled as participan

SUBMITTER: Minamizaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236117 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature