Using Patient Simulation to Promote Best Practices in Fall Prevention and Postfall Assessment in Nursing Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fall-related injuries rise with age and are of particular concern for frail populations living in nursing homes.

Local problem

The Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre is a large nursing home in Ontario, Canada. In 2019, we conducted internal audits of our Falls Prevention Program and identified notable variations in staff's response to a resident fall.

Interventions

We developed an in situ patient simulation program of a resident fall.

Methods

This was a mixed-methods evaluation of participants' perspectives of a simulation-based interprofessional education program for fall prevention.

Results

Participants indicated high-level support for simulation-based learning, with more than 80% of the participants expressing that they will apply th

SUBMITTER: Acosta DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860205 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature