title: A comprehensive fall prevention program for assessment, interventions, and referral.
abstract: Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) developed a fall risk assessment using information obtained from the Outcomes and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessment. The fall risk assessment tool has been tested using a retrospective record review. A risk-specific intervention guide and postfall algorithm also are parts of the Fall Prevention Program. The Fall Prevention Program has improved patient safety and reduced emergent care related to injury from a fall.
authors.affiliation: Christiana Care VNA, New Castle, Delaware 19720, USA.
authors.forename: Gale Moore
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Bucher
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szczerba
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Curtin
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003663:Decision Trees; D003691:Delaware; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration