Being in the hospital for any period can be frustrating for patients of any age. When the individual patient experiences cognitive and behavioral difficulties such as dementia, typically within the older generation the hospital stay becomes much more complex. It is not un common for patients suffering from dementia to become violent at some point in their hospital visit. Nurses practice patient safety every day, however they also have a duty to protect themselves and other medical staff. Physical restraints have been used in cases with dementia patients becoming violent to others or if they were trying to pull medical devices, that would potentially interfere with their treatment plan. In an article “Avoiding Restraints in Hospitalized Older
