Att vårda under tvång : sjuksköterskors erfarenheter i psykiatrisk slutenvård

Sammanfattning: Background Every day in Sweden approximately 3,000 people are in care with support from the Compulsory Mental Care Act ("LPT") or the Forensic Mental Care Act ("LRV") within inpatient care. Coercive measures are used as a last resort when no other treatment works and the patient poses a danger to themselves or their surroundings. Forced medication is the most common coercive measure and is most often used in combination with medical restraint. Aim: The aim was to highlight nurses' experiences of caring for patients under coercion in psychiatric inpatient care. Method: Qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews of two focus groups was used. The transcribed texts were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The analysis resulted in three main categories: Strategies to avoid coercive measures, when coercive measures are used as last resort and conditions for a reflective and ethical approach, with associated subcategories. The result reflected that the exercise of coercive measures was a complex area and they were always used as a last resort and with the patient's best interest in mind. It was important for nurses to have the opportunity for reflection and ethical consideration after executed coercive measures. Conclusion: Getting the opportunity to reflect after a performed coercive measure is essential for nurses to be developed and improved in their exercise of coercive measures. To reflect on what happened, how it happened and what they could have done differently contributes to increased preparedness for future enforcement action and gives greater security for these situations. Also receive training in the field and to practice their skills is requested by the nurses.