Evaluation of an emergency department falls pathway for older people: A patient chart review.

Unlabelled: The number of older adults presenting to EDs following a fall continues to rise, yet falls management often ignores opportunities for secondary falls risk reduction. Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) in EDs have an important clinical leadership role in improving outcomes for this group of patients.

Aim: This study describes the development of an ANP led falls pathway in an ED to improve safe discharge.

Validation of the 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test and the 4AT test for combined delirium and dementia screening in older Emergency Department attendees.

Background: screening for cognitive impairment in Emergency Department (ED) requires short, reliable tools.

Objective: to validate the 4AT and 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT) for ED dementia and delirium screening.

Design: diagnostic accuracy study.