Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to provide new knowledge and understanding of the decisionmaking used throughout the seclusion process. Seven mental health nurses and one doctor were eachinterviewed within 48 hours of making the decision to seclude a patient. The interviews were analysedusi...

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Main Authors: Wynaden, Dianne, Chapman, Rose, McGowan, Sunita, Holmes, C., Ash, P., Boschman, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2002
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Online Access:http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1445-8330&site=1
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20221
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author Wynaden, Dianne
Chapman, Rose
McGowan, Sunita
Holmes, C.
Ash, P.
Boschman, A.
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Chapman, Rose
McGowan, Sunita
Holmes, C.
Ash, P.
Boschman, A.
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description ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to provide new knowledge and understanding of the decisionmaking used throughout the seclusion process. Seven mental health nurses and one doctor were eachinterviewed within 48 hours of making the decision to seclude a patient. The interviews were analysedusing content analysis. This study provides valuable information regarding factors that are central to,and/or influence, the decision-making process surrounding seclusion. More importantly, the resultsdemonstrate that seclusion is initiated only when all other less restrictive patient management strategieshave proven to be unsuccessful with the patient.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-202212018-12-14T00:55:34Z Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude Wynaden, Dianne Chapman, Rose McGowan, Sunita Holmes, C. Ash, P. Boschman, A. decision-making processes psychiatric/mental health nursing acute psychiatric care seclusion ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to provide new knowledge and understanding of the decisionmaking used throughout the seclusion process. Seven mental health nurses and one doctor were eachinterviewed within 48 hours of making the decision to seclude a patient. The interviews were analysedusing content analysis. This study provides valuable information regarding factors that are central to,and/or influence, the decision-making process surrounding seclusion. More importantly, the resultsdemonstrate that seclusion is initiated only when all other less restrictive patient management strategieshave proven to be unsuccessful with the patient. 2002 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20221 10.1046/j.1440-0979.2002.00257.x http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1445-8330&site=1 Blackwell Publishing restricted
spellingShingle decision-making processes
psychiatric/mental health nursing
acute psychiatric care
seclusion
Wynaden, Dianne
Chapman, Rose
McGowan, Sunita
Holmes, C.
Ash, P.
Boschman, A.
Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude
title Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude
title_full Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude
title_fullStr Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude
title_full_unstemmed Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude
title_short Through the eye of the beholder: To seclude or not to seclude
title_sort through the eye of the beholder: to seclude or not to seclude
topic decision-making processes
psychiatric/mental health nursing
acute psychiatric care
seclusion
url http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1445-8330&site=1
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20221