… are commonly involved in the initiation or management of seclusion. Understanding nurses'
attitudes to seclusion is therefore essential for the success of any attempts to reduce its use. …

… The use of seclusion in mental health services is controversial, … of seclusion as a national
safety priority. As the professional group most likely to initiate seclusion, the attitudes of nurses …

… influence these attitudes. The fact that nurses continue to support the use of seclusion suggests
that … of why these views persist, despite concerted efforts to reduce the use of seclusion. …

… and attitudes toward the use of restraint/seclusion, many nurses did not want restraint/… on
seclusion/restraint and nurses’ attitudes to the use of seclusion/restraint in psychiatric clinics. …

… Nurses are often on the front line, interacting with patients who may be violent or who display
disruptive behaviors, and choosing to use seclusion and restraint as interventions. However…

… Moreover, several factors underestimate the significance of the decision to use seclusion
or restraints. In 2010, the Joint Commission reported the presence of more than 200 deaths …

… to the nursing field. Currently, it would be important to focus on changing attitudes among
psychiatric nursing staff to reduce the use of … were more likely to use seclusion than female staff …

… nurse attitudes synthesizing the findings from these heterogeneous studies makes it
impossible to differentiate nurse attitudes … We do have seclusion rooms that lock, but seeing her …

… of restraint and seclusion across different … and seclusion between nurses and patients.
Whereas some mental health staff members have positive attitudes toward restraint and seclusion…

… and attitudes of staff to restraint and seclusion in … usage of restraint and seclusion, and male
staff, were most critical to how often the interventions were used. Most staff favoured the use …