The ethical implications and legal aspects of patient restraint.

Horsburgh, Dorothy

Abstract

It is arguable that the association of restraint with people who have severe mental health difficulties may cloud appreciation of its widespread use in other areas of nursing. The focus of this article will be on the use of restraint within a care setting for older people. This is an area of practice for which the RCN developed specific guidelines in 1999. The issues in the article are generic and the principles may apply to a variety of care settings.

Citation

Horsburgh, D. (2003). The ethical implications and legal aspects of patient restraint. Nursing Times, 99, 26-27

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2003
• Deposit Date: May 1, 2013
• Print ISSN: 0954-7762
• Publisher: EMAP
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 99
• Pages: 26-27
• Keywords: Restraint; ethical issues; legal aspects; patient care
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6033