Publications by authors named "Deborah Hill-Rodriguez"
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- The study aimed to improve the Humpty Dumpty Fall Scale (HDFS) to better predict fall risks in hospitalized children, enhancing their safety.
- A secondary analysis of data from 2428 patients revealed that gender and medication use did not impact fall risk, leading to their removal from the scale's scoring system.
- The modified HDFS now has a scoring range of 5 to 20, with scores of 12 or higher indicating high fall risk, and shows an 84% sensitivity in identifying such risks.
Article Synopsis
- The Humpty Dumpty Falls Prevention Program was created to help identify pediatric patients at risk for falls, addressing a gap in fall prevention strategies.
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Humpty Dumpty Fall Scale-Inpatient (HDFS) in predicting falls among a diverse group of children in various hospitals.
- While some items in the HDFS showed a significant link to fall risk, concerns about its specificity highlight the need for future improvements to the tool.
Purpose: This study evaluated whether pediatric nurses who were certified valued national certifications to a greater degree than those who were not certified.
Methods: The Gaberson, Schroeter, Killen, and Valentine (2003) Perceived Value of Certification Tool (PVCT) was used to measure nurses' perceptions of certification. The PVCT includes 18 certification-related value statements, using a five-point Likert scale response ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.
Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess whether the Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale (HDFS) identifies hospitalized pediatric patients at high risk for falls.
Design And Methods: The study was a matched case-control design. A chart review of 153 pediatric cases who fell and 153 controls who did not fall were pair-matched by age, gender, and diagnosis.
Nurse educators are constantly seeking opportunities to expose undergraduate students to different cultures. This requirement is essential to prepare tomorrow's nursing professionals to practice culturally component care in diverse health care environments. This article describes a unique collaborative experience between the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and the Miami Children's Hospital that offers senior baccalaureate students the opportunity to complete one term of clinical experience in a culturally diverse health care facility.
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