| Summary: | Introduction: Physical restraint is a commonly used intervention in mental health institutions. Restraint
is used to preserve safety and security, at the same time, it causes physical physiological negative
effects on patients, as well as nurses. Nurses are the main professionals in charge of restraint, and they
suffer its impact directly.
Objective: The purpose of this review is to analyse psychiatric nurses’ experiences when applying
physical restraint.
Methodology: This systematic review of the literature performed its search in three databases (PubMed,
PsychInfo and CINHAL). With terms like “Psychiatry”, “Nurse”, “Experiences” and “Restraint” it elected
171 articles from 2012-2022, the number was reduced to 11 final articles.
Results: Four main categories related to nurses’ experiences were found. Firstly, individual, and
professional characteristics. Secondly, the level of knowledge regarding restraint nurses possess.
Thirdly, nurses’ attitudes, emotions, ideas, and ethical debates towards restraint. Finally, nurses’
practices.
Conclusion: Psychiatric nurses experiences regarding restraint should continue to be studied. There
exists a relation between knowledge, attitudes and practices that needs to be investigated in order to
improve the quality of care.
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