Determination of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nurses Working in Surgical Intensive Care Units on the Use of Physical Restraint: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Research on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses working in surgical intensive care units regarding the use of physical restraints is limited. Objective: This study aimed to assess nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding physical restraint use in surgical intensive care units (S-ICUs). Method: The research, a descriptive cross-sectional study, involved nurses from three hospitals’ surgical intensive care units between March 15th and June 15th, 2022, with a total of 73 voluntarily participating nurses (n=73). Data were gathered using the Physical Restraint Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Scale via face-to-face surveys. In the analysis of the data, independent t tests and one-way ANOVA were used. The post hoc Tukey HSD test was utilized to determine the variables contributing to the differences. A p-value of