Problem
Mrs. Herald is an 84-year-old with dementia. Mrs. Herald is typically incontinent of urine and enjoys listening to music and visiting with her grandchildren. You were given in report that Mrs. Herald has attempted to hit staff while they gave care during day shift. Mrs. Herald has been increasingly more and more agitated in the evening hours and has started to now threaten staff, visitors and other residents.
List 5 alternatives to restraint use that you could try with Mrs. Herald.
If Mrs. Herald continues with her behaviors and hits another resident, what would you do?