EriTurva

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Mari Lahti, PhD, RN
Post doc researcher, University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science
Senior Lecturer, Turku University of Applied Sciences
mari.lahti@turkuamk.fi
tel. +358 40 355 0159

Maritta Välimäki, PhD, RN
Professor, University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science
Nurse manager, Hospital District of Southwest Finland
mava@utu.fi
tel.int  +358-2-333 8495

CO-INVESTIGATORS

• Kaisa Kauppi
• Päivi Soininen
• Raija Kontio
• Johanna Berg

AIM

To support occupational safety of nurses working on psychiatric wards during patient seclusion and limb restraint events.

CONTENT

• systematic literature reviews
• analyses of video materials
• focus group interviews
• developing instructions for health care staff

IMPLICATIONS

• Knowledge of occupational safety risk factors during patient seclusion and limb restraint events in psychiatric context
• Knowledge about patient and nurse interaction during patient seclusion and limb restraint events in psychiatric context
• Instructions for patient seclusion and limb restraint events in psychiatric context

COLLABORATORS

• Hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa
• Turku University of Applied Sciences

FUNDERS

• Finnish Work Environment Fund (project 116181, years 2016-2018)
• University of Turku
• Turku University of Applied Sciences