Nurse-driven frailty screening
Home-based primary care (HBPC) involves routine and urgent primary care provided by an interprofessional team to frail vulnerable adults who would otherwise lack access…
Mobility
Patient fall education poster
Patient falls in the acute inpatient setting remain a common safety concern. According to 2019 Patient Safety Network data, falls occur at a rate…
ESCAPE from delirium
Falls in hospitals frequently coincide with delirium, a common yet sometimes unrecognized comorbidity among geriatric patients. Delirium is characterized by sudden, rapid cognitive impairment…
Who handles the handling?
Healthcare organizations that have implemented effective safe patient handling and mobility programs report a reduction in healthcare worker injury rates related to manual patient…
Fall TIPS: Reducing falls in a med-surg telemetry unit
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that fall prevention should include three steps: assess fall risk, develop a personalized prevention plan, and…
Tailored falls prevention plans
Nurses make significant contributions to patients’ experiences, safety, and healing. Today, with such a strong evidence base in place to demonstrate the correlation between…
Known fallers
Patients who arrive in the emergency department (ED) because of a fall or with a medical condition or after an accident that resulted in…
ECMO and nurse-led mobilization
Early mobilization involves the early application and intensification of physical therapy within the first 2 to 5 days of a critical illness.
Discharge hospitality center
Patients ready for discharge frequently remain in their rooms for various reasons, such as waiting for transportation, outpatient medications, and durable medical equipment (DME).…
Early patient mobility
Nurses have carried the world through a pandemic and continue to experience the stressors of a staffing crisis and an overburdened healthcare system. Ongoing…
The VIP treatment: A comprehensive post-fall assessment guideline
Falls, a prevalent health issue among older adults, are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. In 2018, according to the Centers for Disease…
Reduce unnecessary transfers from clinics to EDs
When reflecting on the needs of patients using ambulatory care services, it doesn’t take long to realize that their requirements frequently exceed what these…
Nurse-driven frailty screening
Home-based primary care (HBPC) involves routine and urgent primary care provided by an interprofessional team to frail vulnerable adults who would otherwise…
Patient fall education poster
Patient falls in the acute inpatient setting remain a common safety concern. According to 2019 Patient Safety Network data, falls occur at…
ESCAPE from delirium
Falls in hospitals frequently coincide with delirium, a common yet sometimes unrecognized comorbidity among geriatric patients. Delirium is characterized by sudden, rapid…
Who handles the handling?
Healthcare organizations that have implemented effective safe patient handling and mobility programs report a reduction in healthcare worker injury rates related to…
Fall TIPS: Reducing falls in a med-surg telemetry unit
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that fall prevention should include three steps: assess fall risk, develop a personalized prevention…
Tailored falls prevention plans
Nurses make significant contributions to patients’ experiences, safety, and healing. Today, with such a strong evidence base in place to demonstrate the…
Known fallers
Patients who arrive in the emergency department (ED) because of a fall or with a medical condition or after an accident that…
ECMO and nurse-led mobilization
Early mobilization involves the early application and intensification of physical therapy within the first 2 to 5 days of a critical illness.
Discharge hospitality center
Patients ready for discharge frequently remain in their rooms for various reasons, such as waiting for transportation, outpatient medications, and durable medical…
Early patient mobility
Nurses have carried the world through a pandemic and continue to experience the stressors of a staffing crisis and an overburdened healthcare…
The VIP treatment: A comprehensive post-fall assessment guideline
Falls, a prevalent health issue among older adults, are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. In 2018, according to the Centers…
Reduce unnecessary transfers from clinics to EDs
When reflecting on the needs of patients using ambulatory care services, it doesn’t take long to realize that their requirements frequently exceed…