TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Using patient simulation to promote best practices in fall prevention and postfall assessment in nursing homes
JO  - Journal of nursing care quality
A1  - Acosta, Daniela J.
A1  - Rinfret, Amber
A1  - Plant, Jennifer
A1  - Hsu, Amy T.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-3631
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000599
ID  - ref1
ER  -