@article{ref1,
title="Using patient simulation to promote best practices in fall prevention and postfall assessment in nursing homes",
journal="Journal of nursing care quality",
year="2021",
author="Acosta, Daniela J. and Rinfret, Amber and Plant, Jennifer and Hsu, Amy T.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
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. <br><br>METHODS: This was a mixed-methods evaluation of participants' perspectives of a simulation-based interprofessional education program for fall prevention. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1057-3631",
doi="10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000599",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000599"
}