The residents fell in their apartments, why? What personnel, procedure, and equipment changes have contributed to the almost three-time increase in falls among residents living alone in their apartments (Primaris, n.d.)? What lack of current staff, processes, and equipment’s used within the facility has contributed to this increase in falls? Where did the resident fall, and what was occurring before the resident fell?
Personnel to be interviewed
Administrator: What procedure, policies, and personnel do you believe influenced the increase in falls this year? What personnel, procedure, or equipment have been modified within the facility within the last year? Is there a specific fall prevention method in place? Is this method easily access and visible to staff? Is there a system to identify staff 's training needs? Could the administrative, policies, and procedures use improvement and where?
Medical Director (SeniorCare.com, n.d.): What are the supervisor to current staff ratio and is their enough to provide adequate supervision and assistance to nurses and nursing aide staff? Are there enough nursing assistants to resident’s ratio to cover cares adequately? Tell me if the …show more content…
What was the scene surrounding the resident who had fallen, was the floor wet, and did the incident occur on carpet or tile? What was the medication that was given to the resident before their falls? What were the vital signs of the resident and did they demonstrate any signs of fatigue or dizziness, or abnormal behaviors (Willy, B., & Osterberg, C., 2014)? Is the staff to staff communication or training an issue? Are the alert systems, wheelchairs, walker, canes, glasses, or hearing aids within reasonable reach for the resident? Is the resident’s documentation complete, and where could advances towards fall prevention be made Could the nursing program use improvement and
Personnel to be interviewed
Administrator: What procedure, policies, and personnel do you believe influenced the increase in falls this year? What personnel, procedure, or equipment have been modified within the facility within the last year? Is there a specific fall prevention method in place? Is this method easily access and visible to staff? Is there a system to identify staff 's training needs? Could the administrative, policies, and procedures use improvement and where?
Medical Director (SeniorCare.com, n.d.): What are the supervisor to current staff ratio and is their enough to provide adequate supervision and assistance to nurses and nursing aide staff? Are there enough nursing assistants to resident’s ratio to cover cares adequately? Tell me if the …show more content…
What was the scene surrounding the resident who had fallen, was the floor wet, and did the incident occur on carpet or tile? What was the medication that was given to the resident before their falls? What were the vital signs of the resident and did they demonstrate any signs of fatigue or dizziness, or abnormal behaviors (Willy, B., & Osterberg, C., 2014)? Is the staff to staff communication or training an issue? Are the alert systems, wheelchairs, walker, canes, glasses, or hearing aids within reasonable reach for the resident? Is the resident’s documentation complete, and where could advances towards fall prevention be made Could the nursing program use improvement and