Season 2 - Episode 8: Falls & Falls Prevention with Kim Young

Episode 8 June 08, 2022 00:40:58
Season 2 - Episode 8: Falls & Falls Prevention with Kim Young
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Season 2 - Episode 8: Falls & Falls Prevention with Kim Young

Jun 08 2022 | 00:40:58

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Show Notes

What if you or a loved one goes into the hospital for a treatable condition only to end up with a completely unrelated health problem while admitted? It happens and is a perennial issue. Almost one-million Americans experience falls in the healthcare systems every year.

In this episode of GuideWire, Devin Hubbard with FastTraCS talks to Kim Young, Clinical Senior Management Engineer in the Office of Quality Excellence and Performance Improvement at UNC Health, about falls and preventing them. 

 

Today’s Topics Include:

 

Links and Resources:

Devin Hubbard

Kim Young - FastTraCS Clinical Advisory Group 

FastTraCS

GuideWire Podcast on Twitter

GuideWire Podcast 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

National Database of Nursing Health Quality Indicators

Telesitter

 

Quotes:

“Falls is a global problem. It’s a problem for people at home.” 

“Despite the pain and suffering, there are reasons why we prevent falls.”

“Leave your privacy at the door. You just have to let us help you.”

“Seeing the nursing staff when they do have a patient that falls and injures themselves, it’s deeply disturbing.”

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