Putting Residents First: Strategies Developed by CNAs to Prevent and Manage Resident-to-Resident Violence in Nursing Homes
Author(s) -
Susan Snellgrove,
Cornelia Beck,
Angela Green,
Jean C. McSweeney
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnu161
Subject(s) - nursing , psychological intervention , certification , medicine , qualitative research , long term care , quality (philosophy) , theme (computing) , psychology , sociology , political science , social science , philosophy , epistemology , law , computer science , operating system
Resident-to-resident violence (RRV) in nursing homes (NHs) is common and threatens the safety and quality of life of both residents and caregivers. The purpose of this portion of a larger qualitative study was to explore strategies developed by certified nurses' assistants (CNAs) to prevent and manage RRV in NHs.
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