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Implementation Strategies To Increase Uptake Of Hester Davis Tool Tailoring Of Fall Prevention Interventions, Beena Philip
Implementation Strategies To Increase Uptake Of Hester Davis Tool Tailoring Of Fall Prevention Interventions, Beena Philip
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Introduction. Falls are the most common cause of injury to patients in acute care hospitals globally and higher incidences of falls with injury are reported in the hospitalized elderly. Falls can result in physical and emotional injury, long-term pain, functional impairment, disability, loss of income, increased hospital stay and mortality. Research demonstrates individualized, multifactorial fall prevention interventions are most beneficial in preventing falls and related injuries. This paper reports whether accurate fall risk assessment using the Hester Davis, proactive use of 5T’s (toileting, tolerating pain, tidy, turn, technology), appropriate gait belt use, individualized interventions and intentional toileting for patients with …
An Education Intervention To Increase Rounding And Toileting And Reduce Falls In A Hospital Acute Care Of The Elderly (Ace) Unit, Amelia Grayson
An Education Intervention To Increase Rounding And Toileting And Reduce Falls In A Hospital Acute Care Of The Elderly (Ace) Unit, Amelia Grayson
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Introduction: Falls are the most common accident reported in acute care hospitals and patients who are 65 and older are the most vulnerable. Falls can lead to physical and emotional injury, reduced mobility and functioning, increased length of hospital stay, increased healthcare costs, and admission to long-term care facilities. In 2008, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has eliminated reimbursement to hospitals for treatment of injuries resulting from a fall during hospitalization. Research on fall prevention in adult acute care found multifactorial interventions that address multiple risk factors for falls are the most successful at prevention. This …
Evidence Based Protocol: Discharge Delays In The Acute Care Setting, Kylie C. Schaberg
Evidence Based Protocol: Discharge Delays In The Acute Care Setting, Kylie C. Schaberg
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According to Batalden, Nelson, Godfrey and Lazar (2011, p, 25), the clinical microsystem is a “place where patients, families and health caregivers meet” and encompasses all interactions from the moment a patient enters the system up to and including when the patient leaves the system. In order to understand the complex and dynamic changes that occur at the microsystem level, a thorough assessment must be completed. The purpose of this chapter is to gain a greater understanding of the mechanism of the microsystem and the effects that this microsystem has on the process for discharging patients from the hospital setting …