A comprehensive fall prevention program for assessment, interventions, and referral.
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.
Bucher
Gale Moore
GM
Christiana Care VNA, New Castle, Delaware 19720, USA.
Szczerba
Pamela
P
Curtin
Patricia M
PM
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