The paper aims to discover the negative impact of seclusion, practised in many mental healthcare institutions, on the patient as well as nurses and the staffs. The following sections of the paper will discuss the seclusion and restraint of inpatients, along with the reasons to employ such practices. A brief discussion of an incident experienced by me during clinical practice is also mentioned in the paper. The report will further explain the alternatives of seclusion and ways to reduce the seclusion period. Lastly, the paper will conclude why seclusion reduction is the need of the hour and how nurses have a crucial role to play in it.