ReviewJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2024
Moral Dilemmas Regarding Physical Restraints in Intensive Care Units: Understanding Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-Maleficence and Justice in the Use of Physical Restraints.
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- Navigating communication barriers in phlebotomy: Strategies and ethical tensions in routine care.PEC innovation · 2026Article
- Physical restraint in the intensive care units: a narrative review of current practices and outcomes.Journal of intensive care · 2026Review
- Physical Restraint in Critically Ill Older Patients: ICU Nurses' Attitudes and Ethical Decision-Making.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- A systematic scoping review and interpretive ethical synthesis of ethical decision-making about physical restraints for older adults in Confucian-influenced care contexts.BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
- The Ethical Tightrope of Physical and Environmental Restraint in ICU: A Balancing Act.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Impact of Moral Distress, Person-Centred Care, and Nursing Professional Pride on Turnover Intention Among Intensive Care Unit Nurses in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ethical Challenges in Research Involving Hospitalized Patients: A Phenomenological Study.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2025Article
- Analysis of the current situation of ICU nurses' moral disengagement and influencing factors.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
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Abstract
In intensive care units, patients are often restrained to ensure their safety, with physical restraints being the most commonly used method. However, physical restraints compromises the patient's freedom, health and comfort, and nurses often face moral dilemmas when deciding whether to use physical restraints. This article examines physical restraints through the four universal principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. Through these principles, the authors will critically explore whether the physical restraints of patients by nurses is ethical in practice and what moral issues exist. This paper also explores conflicts and moral dilemmas for nurses in this context. Finally, suggestions are made on changes to education and clinical practice.
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