• Nursing ethics · Aug 2014

    Nurses' perceptions of the use of restraint in pediatric somatic care.

    • Mari Kangasniemi, Oili Papinaho, and Anne Korhonen.
    • University of Eastern Finland, Finland mari.kangasniemi@uef.fi.
    • Nurs Ethics. 2014 Aug 1; 21 (5): 608-20.

    BackgroundThe interest in the children's role in pediatric care is connected to children's health-related autonomy and informed consent in care. Despite the strong history of children's rights, nurses' role in the everyday nursing phenomenon, that is, restraint in somatic pediatric care, is still relatively seldom reported.AimThe aim of this study is to describe nurses' perceptions of the use of restraint in somatic pediatric care. The ultimate aim is to deepen the understanding of the phenomenon of restraint, whose previous study has been fragmented.MethodsQualitative approach was selected because of the lack of previous information. Due to the sensitivity of the research question, individual interviewees were selected among voluntary nurses (n = 8). All participants were registered nurses with general work experience as nurses of 5-16 years on average and specifically 1.5-10 years in pediatric nursing. Inductive content analysis was used for aiming to produce a synthesis of the research phenomenon.Ethical ConsiderationsThe research received organizational approval by the university hospital, and informed consent and confidentiality were ensured.ResultsRestraint in pediatric nursing was process-like, but occurred without advanced planning. The restraint-related process included five categories: (a) identification of the situations where restraint may occur, (b) finding preventive methods, (c) identification of different forms of restraint, (d) rationing the use of restraint, and (e) post-restraint acts. Restraint was seen as a part of pediatric nursing which occurred daily and involved several professionals. According to the nurses' illustrations, restraint means doing things even when a child is not agreeable.ConclusionRestraint is part of somatic pediatric nursing, described as the last, but in some cases, the only resort for carrying out care or treatment. Restraint is not a goal in itself, but an instrumental tool and procedure in carrying out care. In the future, more information about nurses' role and the use of restraint in pediatric nursing is still needed.© The Author(s) 2013.

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