Violence Prevention in Patient Care For the Elderly (PDF)

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Health - Nursing Science - Geriatric Care, grade: 1,7, University of Hamburg, language: English, abstract: I would like to show with this work, how violence and aggression in the stationary old person care by coworkers opposite care patients can be counteracted and by which indications coworkers ready for violence can be recognized early. Further I would like to explain the terms force and aggressions and which force - and aggression forms there are at all.

Thereupon I asked myself the question, which reasons, causes and triggers lead to force and aggression opposite protection inferiors and by which manifestations force can occur. Within my literature research I was looking for media reports about violence in inpatient geriatric care. Due to the low number of reports, my interest increased again and led to further questions.
Is violence in inpatient geriatric care communicated about or is it a taboo topic? At what point does violence begin? How far does an act of violence have to be carried out for the public to talk about it? Do the high demands on staff and the constant shortage of personnel lead to acts of violence against those in need of care? How can violence, perpetrated by nursing staff, be prevented? Is a concept of violence prevention in inpatient facilities helpful?