Browsing General Submissions: DNP Capstones and Student Works by Subjects (CINAHL) "Accidental Falls"
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Fall prevention in older adults who reside in nursing homes
(2016-10-21)Falls among older adults who reside in the nursing home setting are a major problem in the United States (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). The site of this project was a nursing home located ... -
Hourly rounding and fall prevention: A change process
(5/9/2018)Falls are among the most common and serious problems facing older adult patients living in nursing homes. The focus of this project was to implement an hourly rounding fall prevention protocol in a nursing home that provides ... -
Overutilization of CT scans of the brain in nursing home patients post fall
(2017-09-21)The use of head computed tomography (CT) scans are being overutilized in the nursing home setting following patient falls. The decision to perform head CT scans on post-fall patients isbeing made without using current best ... -
Purposeful rounding for fall prevention in the nursing home setting
Falls among nursing home residents is a frequent and recurring issue. Falls are major cause of injuries, hospitalizations, and death among nursing home population, as well as increased healthcare cost. The purpose of this ... -
The utilization of an alarm elimination fall prevention program
(2017-02-23)A typical nursing home with 100 beds reports 100-200 falls each year (CDC, 2015). It is common to see the utilization of personal alarms in nursing homes to prevent falls, although there is no evidence to support the idea ...
