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Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative

Rapid Fire Team Presentation. Virtual Learning Session # 4. Name of Presenter: Barbie Cook. Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative. Who We Are. Name of Organization: Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Location of Facility: Tatamagouche, N.S.

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Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative

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  1. Rapid Fire Team Presentation Virtual Learning Session # 4 Name of Presenter: Barbie Cook Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative

  2. Who We Are Name of Organization: Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital Location of Facility: Tatamagouche, N.S. Number of Patients/Residents/Clients: 10 short stay inpatient beds and 2 observation beds. On average we have 1 palliative and 2-4 alc.

  3. AIM • Reduce incidence of falls (fall rate) by 40% from baseline at Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital by March 2011 • Reduce injury from falls by 40% from baseline at Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital by March 2011

  4. Team Members • Barbie Cook: Site Manager • Brenda Mackinnon: LPN • Janet Mattatall: Patient Care Leader • Becky McCarthy: Occupational Therapist • Nancy Smith: Physiotherapist • Erin Pope: LPN • Shannon Anderson: CEHHA Director of Rehab • Services

  5. Change Ideas • Safety Huddles • Implementation of a Falls Care Plan

  6. Measures

  7. Measures Measures

  8. Lessons Learned • Make sure everyone is educated prior to the implementation of a new form or process. • Allow time to regroup often, to monitor how things are going. • Start Small • Make your goals and progress visible so that staff can see that what they are doing is making a difference. • Keep people involved!

  9. Challenges Barriers: • Our forms were not very user-friendly • Staff resistance to change. “its just another piece of paper”. Moving Forward: • Continuously working on care plan to make it more user friendly. • Make the benefit visible • Staff education • Communication

  10. Next Steps • Whiteboards by each patient bed. • Methods of communication. • Coming up with a logo.

  11. Contact Information • Name: Barbie Cook • Email: barbara.cook@cehha.nshealth.ca • Phone Number: 657-0211 ext- 120

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