Experience of mental health nurses regarding mechanical restraint in patients with psychomotor agitation: A qualitative study.

Aim: To explore mental health nurses' experiences whilst managing a patient with psychomotor agitation, and the factors that influence the decision to use mechanical restraints.

Background: Psychomotor agitation is considered a potentially violent psychiatric emergency. The management of disruptive behaviours includes mechanical restraints as the last resort although its use has consequences for patients, professionals and the therapeutic relationship.

Clinical Holding in Pediatric Venipuncture: Caring by Empowering the Caregiver.

The use of restraint in the child-adolescent population is highly controversial due to the consequences it can have for patients and their families, although it is sometimes necessary to employ restraint to perform techniques safely and effectively. Clinical Holding is committed to the involvement of parents during venipuncture in the context of family-centred care. This study assesses levels of distress and pain in children undergoing this procedure, as well as satisfaction in parents and nurses.

[Attitudes towards patient safety culture in a hospital setting and related variables].

Objective: To describe attitudes towards patient safety culture among workers in a hospital setting and determine the influence of socio-demographic and professional variables.

Methods: The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was distributed among a sample of professionals and nursing assistants. A dimension was considered a strength if positive responses exceeded 75% and an opportunity for improvement if more than 50% of responses were negative.