Using a Post Fall Assessment Simulation to Examine Nurse Thought Processes.

Latricia Allen Tatjana Bulat Constance R Uphold Theodore Johnson Sandra L Winkler

J Nurses Prof Dev

Latricia Allen, DPM, MPH, FACFOAM, is VA Advanced Geriatric Fellow, Board-Certified Podiatrist, VA Healthcare System Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Tatjana Bulat, MD, is Director, VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, and Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics, Extended and Palliative Care, James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, Florida. Constance R. Uphold, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, is Health Scientist, Associate Director for Implementation and Outcomes Research, VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, and Associate Professor, Department of Aging, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville. Theodore Johnson II MD, MPH, is Associate Director, Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Atlanta VA Healthcare System; Professor and Chair of the Emory University Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; and Chief, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Sandra L Winkler, PhD, OTR/L, is Supervisory Research Health Science Specialist, the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, and Adjunct Professor of Occupational Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, Lauderdale, Florida.

Published: April 2021

The prevalence of injurious falls is high in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and a major patient safety issue. The VHA is embracing technology such as simulation to improve patient care. Little is known regarding nurse thought processes while undergoing a post fall assessment simulation in the VHA. This article examines the benefit of using an evidence-based post fall simulation to improve nurse assessment skills while providing opportunity for practice without harm to patients.

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