West Coast University Fall Prevention Case Study Paper
Description
- Complete the Fall Risk and Cognition Assessments Case Study, including the Hendrich II Fall Risk Assessment available in the Resources folder.
- Complete the Mini-Cog screening (see Borson, n.d., in the Resources section) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI; see Buysse, Reynolds, Monk, Berman, & Kupfer, 1989, in the Resources section) to develop a comprehensive assessment for Mrs. L.’s risk of falling.
- Develop a one-paragraph summary describing Mrs. L.’s risk for falls.
- Create one goal for each category.
- Review the rubric for more information on how your assignment will be graded.
- Submit the three fall risk assessment tools and your summary as attachments to the assignment area.
- Resources
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2013). Preventing falls in hospitals. Tool 4B: Staff roles. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtk-tool4b.html (Links to an external site.)Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2017). Recent research findings suggest practice recommendations for preventing falls in hospitalized patients. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/practice-guidelines/recent-research-findings.html (Links to an external site.)Borson, S. (n.d.) Mini-Cog screening for cognitive impairment in older adults. Retrieved from https://mini-cog.com/ (Links to an external site.)Buysse, D. J., Reynolds, C. F., Monk, T. H., Berman, S. R., & Kupfer, D. J. (1989). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Retrieved from https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/instruments/ (Links to an external site.)Hendrich, A. (2016). Fall risk assessment for older adults: The Hendrich II Fall Risk model. Try This, 8. Retrieved from https://hign.org/consultgeri/try-this-series/fall-risk-assessment-older-adults-hendrich-ii-fall-risk-model (Links to an external site.)The Joint Commission. (n.d.). Joint Commission requirements relevant to falls. Retrieved from https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/SEA_55add_falls_requirements.pdf (Links to an external site.)The Joint Commission. (2015). Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in health care facilities. Retrieved from https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/SEA_55.pdf (Links to an external site.)Panel on Prevention of Falls in Older Persons, American Geriatrics Society, & British Geriatrics Society. (2010). Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society clinical practice guideline for prevention of falls in older persons and recommendations. Retrieved from geriatricscareonline.org/ProductAbstract/updated-american-geriatrics-societybritish-geriatrics-society-clinical-practice-guideline-for-prevention-of-falls-in-older-persons-and-recommendations/CL014 (Links to an external site.)Quigley, P., Lunsford, B., Wilson, L. D., Wexler, S. S., D’Amico, C. O., & Hester, A. L. (2015). Focus on falls prevention [Supplemental material]. American Nurse Today, 10(7), 27–39. Retrieved from https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ant7-Falls-630_FULL.pdf
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