Dementia related aggression in the acute sector: is a Code Black really the answer?
The study showed that people with dementia are increasingly being admitted to hospital across almost every specialty and that many staff are ill prepared for meeting their needs. The heavily medically dominated environment of an acute care system lends itself to increased confusion and agitation in these people that may rapidly escalate to aggression and violence. Due to various shortfalls in that system, staff will often resort to restraint in managing disruptive behaviour--which is not in the best interest of the patient or the health care system. The way forward is to foster a multifactorial approach to a 'dementia friendly' system of care supported by education.
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