Poster Presentation
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Preventing and managing resident aggression in long-term care settings: "Best practices"
Lorna Wileen Guse, RN, PhD1, Judy Inglis, MLS2, Diane Cepanec, MA1, Diana McMillan, RN, PhD1, Marta Crawford, RN, MN3, Sandy Bell, RN, MN4, Kathryn Jean Hyndman, RN, BSN, MN, PhD5, Luana Whitbread, RN, MN6, Barbara Tallman, RN, MN7, Beth Kondratuk, RN, MN7, and Sandra Stec, RN, MN8. (1) Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2) Government of Canada, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (3) Nursing Practice, College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (4) Quality and Education Services, Misericordia Health Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (5) Department of Nursing, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada, (6) Personal Care Home Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (7) Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (8) Long-term Care, Rehabilitation, Complex Care, College of Nurses of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
| Learning Objective #1: describe "best practice" nursing strategies to prevent and manage aggressive behaviour of older adults who live in long-term care. |
| Learning Objective #2: describe the process of identifying "best practice" nursing strategies to prevent and manage aggressive behaviour in long-term care. |
Older adults who are residents in long-term care settings may become aggressive as a consequence of unmet needs and communication difficulties (need-driven dementia-compromised model). The occurrence of resident aggression in long-term care has significant implications for both residents' quality of life and staff members' quality of work life. This poster reports on a project conducted bya collaborative research team consisting of managers, clinicians, researchers and educators to develop "best practice" guidelines for preventing and managing aggressive behaviour in long-term care. The team systematically reviewed relevant studies published or reported prior to 2006, critically appraising the level of evidence and findings. A set of recommendations has been developed and will be sent to external experts for review and validation prior to dissemination. The project was funded by the Nursing Care Partnership Program, Canadian Nurses' Foundation and the Collaborative Research Unit at Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.