Fall reduction program among elderly residents in skilled nursing facility
| dc.contributor.author | Jacob, Latha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-03T21:57:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-03-03T21:57:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non- fatal injuries among the elderlies. Falls threaten seniors’ safety and independence & generate enormous economic and personal costs (NCOA, 2018). The specific aim of the project is to provide an intervention that would reduce incidence of falls among elderly residents in a skilled rehab facility. The QI study will consist of analyzing the application of intervention which mainly includes forming a Fall prevention team, fall risk assessment tool, fall leaves signs, yellow skid socks for high-risk patients, hourly rounding and post fall huddle. The researcher will collect data from EHR of the number of falls before and after interventions and analyzed. Since falls are a leading cause of injuries in skilled rehab facility, addressing this issue is a priority as it has so many consequences. As staff knowledge and implementation of fall prevention interventions increase, patient fall rate will correspondingly decrease. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/12246 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Falls | en_US |
| dc.subject | Elderly residents | en_US |
| dc.title | Fall reduction program among elderly residents in skilled nursing facility | en_US |
| dc.type | Doctoral Project | en_US |
| thesis.degree.college | College of Nursing | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Doctor of Nursing Practice | en_US |
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