Influence of mutual support and a culture of blame among staff in acute care units on the frequency of physical restraint use in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation

Takeshi Unoki, Miya Hamamoto, Hideaki Sakuramoto, Masako Shirasaka, Megumi Moriyasu, Hong Zeng, Shigeki Fujitani

Acute Medicine & Surgery · 2019 · 15 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The study suggests that changing the culture of blame, rather than increasing the number of nurses, is important for reducing physical restraint use.

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