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Aim: The COVID‐19 outbreak in Taiwan had a significant impact on medical services. These changes posed a threat to nurses' mental health. Resilience may protect nurses from the psychological impact of COVID‐19. This study aimed to understand nurses' resilience and its relationship with nurses' characteristics (life and work situations) and mental health (depression, anxiety and stress) during the outbreak. Design: A cross‐sectional study. Methods: This study surveyed the nurses at a hospital from 9 August 2021, to 20 August 2021. The content of the questionnaire included nurses' characteristics, resilience and mental health. Results: There was an association between higher resilience and lower mental health problems. We also found that some nurses' characteristics were positively correlated with mental health problems. Conclusion: Some nurses' life and work situations predicted high levels of mental health problems during the pandemic. Additionally, higher levels of resilience were associated with lower levels of mental health problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with nurses' intent to use physical restraint. Design and Methods: This cross‐sectional study used a questionnaire to survey 403 nurses from a hospital in northern Taiwan. Findings: Nurses who participated in a simulation training program had better knowledge and behavioral intent toward physical restraint use. Seniority and workplace significantly influenced the knowledge of physical restraint use, whereas workplace and clinical ladder level significantly shaped nurses' attitude toward it. Practice Implications: The results showed that the simulated physical restraint training program was effective. The impact of nurses' workplace, seniority, and clinical ladder level on an educational intervention should be considered before formulating a plan to reduce physical restraint use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]