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- Psychiatric nurses experiences regarding physical restraint(2023) Núñez-Armendariz, A. (Ángela); Esandi, N. (Nuria)Introduction: Physical restraint is a commonly used intervention in mental health institutions. Restraint is used to preserve safety and security, at the same time, it causes physical physiological negative effects on patients, as well as nurses. Nurses are the main professionals in charge of restraint, and they suffer its impact directly. Objective: The purpose of this review is to analyse psychiatric nurses’ experiences when applying physical restraint. Methodology: This systematic review of the literature performed its search in three databases (PubMed, PsychInfo and CINHAL). With terms like “Psychiatry”, “Nurse”, “Experiences” and “Restraint” it elected 171 articles from 2012-2022, the number was reduced to 11 final articles. Results: Four main categories related to nurses’ experiences were found. Firstly, individual, and professional characteristics. Secondly, the level of knowledge regarding restraint nurses possess. Thirdly, nurses’ attitudes, emotions, ideas, and ethical debates towards restraint. Finally, nurses’ practices. Conclusion: Psychiatric nurses experiences regarding restraint should continue to be studied. There exists a relation between knowledge, attitudes and practices that needs to be investigated in order to improve the quality of care.