Citation

Acosta DJ, Rinfret A, Plant J, Hsu AT. J. Nurs. Care Qual. 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000599

PMID

34593738

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 these skills in the future when caring for a resident who falls.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that simulation-based training is well received by frontline workers in a nursing home setting and can be conducted as part of a typical shift with minimal disruption to resident care.

Language: en