Fall risk management using clinical decision support in a rural nursing-led primary care practice

Schentrup, D (通讯作者),Univ Florida, Coll Nursing, 1225 Ctr Dr, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA.
2022-8
Background: The leading cause of injuries among older adults in the United States is unintentional falls. The American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society promote fall risk management in primary care; however, this is challenging in low-resource settings. Local Problem: Archer Family Health Care (AFHC), an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)-managed and federally designated rural health clinic, identified a care gap with falls adherence to guidelines for patients at higher risk for falls. Methods: The aim of this quality improvement effort was to integrate an evidence-based fall risk management tool in a rural nurse-managed primary care practice. A standardized fall risk management process with a new brief paper-based clinical decision support (CDS) tool was developed and tested in two phases. Intervention: Phase 1 focused on developing a fall risk management CDS tool, identifying the primary care visit workflow, communicating the workflow patterns to the AFHC staff, and collaborating with the staff to identify when and who should implement the tool. Phase 2 focused on implementation of the fall risk management CDS tool into standard practice among older adults aged 65 years and older. Results: We found that integrating the tool did not disrupt the workflow of primary care visits at AFHC. The most common recommended intervention for patients at risk of falling was daily vitamin D supplementation. Conclusion: This project revealed that it is feasible to introduce a brief fall risk management decision support tool in an APRN-managed rural primary care practice.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
卷号:34|期号:8|页码:1033-1038
ISSN:2327-6886|收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
State University System of Florida; University of Florida; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
1
2013以来使用计数
1
EISSN
2327-6924
出版年
2022-8
DOI
10.1097/JXX.0000000000000751
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Accidental falls advance practice nursing clinical decision support systems guideline adherence primary health care quality improvement workflow
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & Services Nursing