Just wanted to say Hi all. I work in LTC as a restorative nurse coordinator.Any and all tips on how to prevent falls is greatly appreciated.
Welcome, Carol! I do LTC, also, and falls are one of the things we worry about, also. Maybe we can put our collective heads together....
'Cat'
Welcome to the site! I hope this your first post ... of many more? ;)
BTW, I have no real experience in LTC could you explain your title; restorative nurse coordinator.
Hi MagRedC5, A restorative nurse coordinator is the liason between the therapies and nursing. I write all of our restorative programs which consist of ambulation,transfers,range of motion,ect. I like the job.
Hi Cat, I could use some brainstorming. We have tried all of the usual interventions on our frequent fallers,low beds,mats,removing side rails,bed bolsters.safety perimeter matresses. I need some new ideas.
carolsaurusrex wrote:Hi MagRedC5, A restorative nurse coordinator is the liason between the therapies and nursing. I write all of our restorative programs which consist of ambulation,transfers,range of motion,ect. I like the job.
Sounds like a very important job!
Hi MagRed5, The job is one of many important jobs in nursing. It can help restore a lost function to an elderly person. This makes their quality of life a little better.
Hey, nice to meet you. I'm a peds nurse, but sometimes I work with adults in our hospital. We do a falls assessment on every patient that comes into the hospital. If they score a certain number on the assessment tool we have alarms on the beds that we turn on. Then if the patient starts to get out of bed and the weight of their butt isn't on the mattress an alarm goes off and the nurses go running in there. Can you do this in LTC or is it considered restrictive like a restraint? I don't know, but it works in the hospital.
