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THE RELATIONSHİP OF ETHICAL ATTITUDES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ON THEİR KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES REGARDING PHYSICAL RESTRAINT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

PSİKİYATRİ HEMŞİRELERİNİN ETİK TUTUMLARININ FİZİKSEL KISITLAMAYA İLİŞKİN BİLGİ, TUTUM VE UYGULAMALARINA ETKİSİ: KESİTSEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Seda Karakaya Çataldaş(KOÇ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1724-6360
Fatma Atkan(ISTINYE UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-9583-5638
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2026-06-30
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Healthcare institutions can work towards enhancing the ethical attitudes of psychiatric nurses by addressing barriers, providing targeted education, and promoting a supportive ethical environment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: To examine the relationship between the ethical attitudes of psychiatric nurses and their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraint Method: This study has employed a descriptive cross-sectional design.
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⚙️Variables:ethical attitude · physical restraint · nurses'knowledge

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Aim: To examine the relationship between the ethical attitudes of psychiatric nurses and their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraint Method: This study has employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. The researchers recruited 146 nurses who work in psychiatric units. Convenience sampling method was used to collect data. "Sociodemographic Questionnaire," "The Scale of Nurses' Knowledge Level, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Physical Restraint," and "The Ethical Attitude Scale for Nursing Care." used as a measurement. Results: The nurses' mean scores of knowledge, attitude, practices regarding physical restraint, and ethical attitudes were [7.09±1], [30.1±3], [38.3±2] and [156.1±13], respectively. The ethical attitudes of nurses and practices regarding physical restraint scores were found to be positively correlated. It was further found that the ethical attitudes of nurses contributed 9.1% to predicting their practices regarding physical restraint. Conclusion: This study is essential to understand how ethical attitudes affect physical restraint practices among psychiatric nurses. Healthcare institutions can work towards enhancing the ethical attitudes of psychiatric nurses by addressing barriers, providing targeted education, and promoting a supportive ethical environment.

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, psikiyatri hemşirelerinin etik tutumları ile fiziksel kısıtlamaya ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve uygulamaları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacı ile yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Bu çalışmada tanımlayıcı kesitsel bir tasarım kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya psikiyatri birimlerinde çalışan 146 hemşire katılmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak “Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu”, “Hemşirelerin Fiziksel Kısıtlamaya İlişkin Bilgi Düzeyi, Tutum ve Uygulamaları Ölçeği” ve “Hemşirelik Bakımında Etik Tutum Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin fiziksel kısıtlamaya ilişkin bilgi, tutum, uygulama ve etik tutum puan ortalamaları sırasıyla [7.09±1], [30.1±3], [38.3±2] ve [156.1±13] olarak bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin etik tutumları ile fiziksel kısıtlamaya ilişkin uygulama puanları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki ve hemşirelerin etik tutumlarının fiziksel kısıtlamaya ilişkin uygulamalarını %9.1 oranında yordadığı bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, etik tutumların psikiyatri hemşirelerinde fiziksel kısıtlama uygulamalarını etkilediğini anlamak açısından önemlidir. Sağlık kurumları, engelleri ele alarak, hedefe yönelik eğitim sağlayarak ve destekleyici bir etik ortamı teşvik ederek psikiyatri hemşirelerinin etik tutumlarını geliştirerek fiziksel kısıtlamaya ilişkin doğru uygulamalarının önünü açabilir.

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Çataldaş, S. K., Atkan, F. (2026). THE RELATIONSHİP OF ETHICAL ATTITUDES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ON THEİR KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES REGARDING PHYSICAL RESTRAINT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Volume: 13 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.1620440

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