Disruptive or agitated behaviors in residents with dementia pose significant care challenges for everyone in long-term care settings. These behaviors can frighten other residents and put residents and staff alike at risk of physical harm. They may trigger fear, anger and guilt in staff, and they may reduce quality of life for all concerned.
Dog watch, in marine or naval terminology, is a watch, a period of work duty or a work shift, between 16:00 and 20:00 (4 pm and 8 pm). This period is split into two, with the 'first' dog watch from 16:00 to 18:00 (4 pm to 6 pm) and the 'last' dog watch from 18:00 to 20:00 (6 pm to 8 pm). Each of these watches is half the length of a standard watch.
b. the officers and crew who attend to the working of a ship for an allotted period of time. 19. one of the periods, usu. three or four, into which the night was divided in ancient times, as by the Greeks or Hebrews: the fourth watch of the night. 20. a lookout, guard, or sentinel: A watch was posted at sunset.