The Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes of Nurses Regarding Physical Restraint: Survey Results from Psychiatric Inpatient Settings.

There is a considerable amount of literature describing how nurses' knowledge contributes to their attitudes and practices related to patient physical restraint. However, whether or not there have been any improvements in nurses' knowledge levels, attitudes or practices regarding physical restraint during the past few years is unknown. A survey was conducted on nurses ( 133) in one psychiatric hospital in Hong Kong ( 98, response rate = 74%).