Implementing Seclusion in Forensic Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Study of Staff Decision Making

Rachel Green, Catriona Shelly, Jonathan Gibb, Tammi Walker

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Abstract

Forensic mental health nursing is a complex role and there is a tension between maintaining safety and promoting a therapeutic and patient centred approach. The use of restrictive practises such as seclusion is an issue. Two focus groups with registered nurses exploring attitudes and factors used in decision-making about seclusion use were analysed using interpretive description. Participants described the need to reduce the use of seclusion and the problematic nature of its utility as an ongoing intervention in contemporary mental healthcare. It was clear that there were complexities and competing variables involved in the decision-making process.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)764-768
Number of pages5
JournalArchives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume32
Issue number5
Early online date21 Apr 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2018

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