Nursing Educating staff nurses on fall prevention strategies in hospice austin patients| Knowledge enhancement WALDEN UNIVERSITY Dr. Deborah Lewis LugoIreneMore than 20 million older adults endure falls annually, and this number is expected to increase to 32.4 million by 2020. Hospice patients are ...
Collette said all of the Apple homes have strict fall prevention programs. “Policies and practices regarding fall prevention were reviewed [at Orchard Grove] and in-service education was administered to staff on all shifts,” she said. On July 8, Talmadge Park Health Care of East Haven was f...
The convenience sample included 10 consenting patients referred to a Visiting Nurses Association for the Sure Steps Fall Prevention program. A follow-up telephone survey was conducted one month after discharge from the program to determine the sustainability of program gains. The instrument used to ...