Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities

Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management

Student Workbook

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This student workbook was prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality by RAND Corporation under contract 290-06-00017-7. It is one component of a four-part set of training modules intended for use in long-term care facilities to improve patient safety.

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Prepared by:

RAND Health
Santa Monica, CA
Stephanie L. Taylor, PhD, MPH
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH

This student workbook is from the third module of a three-module set of training materials. Module 1 is concerned with detecting changes in a resident's condition, and Module 2 focuses on communicating changes in a resident's condition. Select for information on ordering additional copies of this student workbook or other materials in this set.

Contents

Learning and Performance Objectives
   Knowledge Objectives
   Performance Objectives
Session 1
   Introduction
   A Safe and Enjoyable Environment
   Knowing When a Fall Has Occurred
   Risk Factors for Falls
Session 2
   Limiting Falls that Cause Injury
   Assessing and Decreasing Fall Risk
   Responding to a Near Fall or Fall
   After a Fall
Conclusion
   In Summary
   Pearls and Pitfalls
Appendix. Additional Tools and Resources

These training materials were developed for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality under contract 290-06-00017-7, by RAND Health, Santa Monica, CA. Project Leaders Stephanie L. Taylor, PhD, MPH, and Debra Saliba, MD, MPH; Project Director Victoria Shier, MPA, all of RAND Health; Subcontractor staff from Northwestern University: Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD; Celia Berdes, MSPH, PhD; Karen Glasser Scandrett, MD, MPH; Amy Lobner, MPH; and Derek Jarvis.

Note: At the time these training materials were developed, Stephanie L. Taylor, PhD, MPH, was affiliated with RAND Health. Her current affiliation is Associate Director, Center of Excellence for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Los Angeles, CA.

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission.

The opinions presented in this guide are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily reflect the position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Acknowledgments

The RAND Corporation and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine thank The Moorings of Arlington Heights (one of the Presbyterian Homes) for providing valuable feedback on the development and refinement of the materials by participating in focus groups and trainings.

AHRQ Publication No. 12-0001-4
Current as of June 2012

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Internet Citation:

Taylor SL, Saliba, D. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities. Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management. Student Workbook. (Prepared by RAND Corporation under contract 290-06-00017-7). AHRQ Publication No. 12-0001-4, June 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/ptsafetyltc/ltcmodule3.htm

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