| Restraints and the code of ethics: An uneasy fit. | |
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PMID: 20117684 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This article examines the use of physical restraints through the four broad principles of ethics common to all helping professions. It asks whether the continued use of physical restraints is consistent with ethical practice through the lens of those principles. It also examines where the necessity to use restraints in the absence of empirically supported alternatives leaves professionals in terms of conflicts between ethical principles and makes recommendations for changes in education and clinical practice. It concludes that an analysis through a bioethics lens demonstrates that the use of restraints as a tool in psychiatric settings is a complex and multifaceted problem. Principles of ethics may often be in conflict with each other in instances where patients must be physically restrained. |
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Authors:
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Wanda K Mohr |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-08-06 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of psychiatric nursing Volume: 24 ISSN: 1532-8228 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-01 Completed Date: 2010-04-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8708534 Medline TA: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 3-14 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Copyright Information:
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2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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UMDNJ School of Nursing, Stratford, NJ 07107-3001, USA. mohrwk@umdnj.edu |
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Attitude of Health Personnel Authoritarianism Benchmarking Codes of Ethics* Coercion Conflict (Psychology) Ethical Analysis Humans Patient Advocacy / ethics Patient Selection / ethics Principle-Based Ethics* Psychiatric Nursing / education, ethics*, methods Restraint, Physical / adverse effects, ethics* Safety Management / ethics United States |
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