For this assessment, you will develop an online resource repository of at least 12 annotated professional or scholarly resources that you consider critical for the audience of your safety improvement plan to understand
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InServiceSessiontoPreventFallsintheElderly20371.pptxIn-Service Session to Prevent Falls in the Elderly Patients
Damisela Fernandez
Capella university
Introduction
The root cause analysis has its main concern on the patient fall
Generic patients are more likely to be victims of fall.
There are several symptoms of falls
Fractures and injuries
Prolonged hospitalizations of patients
die in worst cases.
Interdisciplinary involvement is essential in the prevention of fall
The presentation is concerned with Safety improvement interventions to the staff members in promoting knowledge acquisition and application of skill in healthcare.
The root cause analysis has its main concern on the patient fall
Generic patients are more likely to be victims of fall.
There are several symptoms of falls
Fractures and injuries
Prolonged hospitalizations of patients
die in worst cases.
Interdisciplinary involvement is essential in the prevention of fall
The presentation is concerned with Safety improvement interventions to the staff members in promoting knowledge acquisition and application of skill in healthcare.
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Agenda and Outcomes
The main aim of the in-service session for nurses are:
Comprehend why falls is among the main concern of integral safety issue.
Determine the risk factors of falls
Understand fall prevention interventions
Understand how teams come together in fighting falls.
The main aim of the in-service session for nurses are:
Comprehend why falls is among the main concern of integral safety issue.
Determine the risk factors of falls
Understand fall prevention interventions
Understand how teams come together in fighting falls.
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Agenda and Outcomes
•Expectations of the audience:
Describe the interventions to prevent falls
ensure particular intervention for some of the risk factors in avoiding them
manage any form of unsafe behavior that may result in a fall
Describe the safety measures during the transfers and ambulation
Train the elderly on the safe use of wheelchairs
Expectations of the audience:
Describe the interventions to prevent falls
ensure particular intervention for some of the risk factors in avoiding them
mange any form of unsafe behavior that may result in a fall
Describe the safety measures during the transfers and ambulation
Train the elderly on safe use of wheelchairs
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Safety Improvement Plan
There are many instances of falls in long-term care facilities.
The elderly people are at high risk of falls due to
üpolypharmacy,
üchronic
Conditionsü
The aging process
The proposed plan in preventing falls is by implementing a Unit Safety Champion (USC) (Guirguis et al., 2018)In this, the patient's matters and employee concerns are involved and catered for.
The process is intended to reduce injuries for the patients with falls
There are many instances of falls in long-term care facilities. The elderly people are at high risk of falls due to üpolypharmacy , üchronic conditionsü. The aging process. The proposed plan in preventing falls is by implementing a Unit Safety Champion (USC) (Guirguis et al., 2018)In this, the patient's matters and employee concerns are involved and catered for. The process is intended to reduce injuries for the patients with falls
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Safety Improvement Plan
Reasons of reducing falls
Falls are major causes of deaths injuries and prolonged hospitalization
Fractures and soft tissue injuries cause functional impairment, pain, and distress
There is increased rates of readmissions due to falls, with poor outcomes (Phelan et al., 2016).
Loss of od independence
Reasons of reducing falls
Falls are major causes of deaths injuries and prolonged hospitalization
Soft tissue injuries are the main causes of pain and distress
There is also increased resubmission with poor outcomes.
Loss of od independence
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Audience’s Role and Importance
Nurses
document fall risks details and papers
educate patients
Obtain the required equipment in the treatment of the illness.
Consult and engage in research in the field.
Physician
Review medications involving falls
Occupational therapist
Provide skilled therapy to improve the ability of patients to perform activities
Nurses
document fall risks details and papers
educate patients
Obtain the required equipment in the treatment of the illness.
Consult and engage in research in the field.
Physician
Review medications involving falls
Occupational therapist
Provide skilled therapy to improve the ability of patients to perform activities
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Importance of interdisciplinary collaboration
Interdisciplinary collaboration is critical in quality improvement measures (McKenzie et al., 2016).
The pooling of knowledge is key in addressing the main issues in organizations where Individuals can learn
Ensuring improved productivity
Development of long-term relationships
Interdisciplinary collaborations are key in improvement of quality measures
The pooling of knowledge is key in addressing the main issues in organizations where Individuals can learn
Ensuring improved productivity
Development of long-term relationships
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Audience’s Role and Importance
A team with unity is better in implementing the unit safety champion which is key in reducing falls.
The program is advanced in the treatment of falls
There ought to be a present individual in every shift
All the stakeholder will contribute positively to the program
There will be needs in managing patient falls
Interdisciplinary collaborations is key in improvement of quality measures
Pooling of knowledge is key un addressing the main issues in organizations
Opportunities where Individuals can learn
Ensuring improved productivity
Development of long-term relationships
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New Process and Skills Practice
Need for effective communication among the team members
Technical expertise
Sponsorship of the project
Quality in culture establishment
Collect and analyze data in the prevention of falls.
Need for effective communication among the team members
Technical expertise
Sponsorship of the project
Quality in culture establishment
Collect and analyze data in the prevention of falls.
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Activity
The quality management triangle can be used in determining the adoption of Q1 plan in organizations.
The members of the group are divided into 3, to discuss each of the elements
Creative thinking and decision making is highly required
Rotation is done once each group is ready with their points.
The quality management triangle can be used in determining the adoption of Q1 plan in organizations. The members of the group are divided into 3, to discuss each of the elements Creative thinking and decision making is highly required Rotation is done once each group is ready with their points.
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Activity
Members can use the quality triangle below to brainstorm on how the QI plan will be adopted in an organization
Among the main questions of the activity are
Is the strategy effective?
How do we incorporate the technique to the culture of the organization?
What is the role of culture in this process
What is the relationship among the three components
Among the main questions of the activity are
Is the strategy effective?
How do we incorporate the technique to the culture of the organization?
What is the role of culture in this process
What is the relationship among the three components
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Soliciting Feedback
Feedback is key in determine the cause of something and is needed in the field of healthcare. Why are people using one feature three times as often as another? Why do most of your customers stop creating accounts on the last step?
Among the main methods of soliciting feedback include
surveys
feedback boxes
activities of users
usability test
Reach out directly (Smith et al., 2016).
Feedback is key in determine the cause of something and is needed in the field of healthcare..
Among the main methods of soliciting feedback include
surveys
feedback boxes
activities of users
usability test
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Integrating Feedback for Future Improvements
Feedback is essential in the continued learning on a disease
with its effective application it could improve the situation
Its is also effective in increasing the decision-making capability of an individual
Feedback from employees is used to make changes on the initial quality improvement plan (Rantz et., 2017).
Feedback should be incorporated into the plan promptly so that it cannot become outdated
The confidence among the care providers is also improved with feedback use .
Feedback is essential in the continued learning on a disease. with its effective application it could improve the situation. Its is also effective in increasing the decision-making capability of an individual . The confidence among the care providers is also improved with feedback use .
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Conclusion
The quality improvement plan with a view to reduce the instances of fall have been discussed in detail
The presentation also provide information on in service training of the staff involved in the treatment of the illness.
The importance and roles of the stakeholders in the fall prevention have also been discussed in depth
In addition was an activity in which a couple of questions were discussed
The importance of feedback is also outlined in the paper.
The quality improvement plan with a view to reduce the instances of fall have been discussed in detail. The presentation also provide information on in service training of the staff involved in the treatment of the illness. The importance and roles of the stakeholders in the fall prevention have also been discussed in depth. In addition was an activity in which a couple of questions were discussed. The importance of feedback is also outlined in the paper.
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References
McKenzie, G., Lasater, K., Delander, G. E., Neal, M. B., Morgove, M., & Eckstrom, E. (2016). Falls education: Interprofessional training to enhance collaborative practice. preventionGerontology & Geriatrics Education, 38(2), 232-243. doi:10.1080/02701960.2015.1127809
Smith, S. M., Wallace, E., O'Dowd, T., & Fortin, M. (2016). Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd006560.pub3
Phelan, E. A., Aerts, S., Dowler, D., Eckstrom, E., & Casey, C. M. (2016). Adoption of evidence-based fall prevention practices in primary care for older adults with a history of falls. Frontiers in public health, 4, 190.
