AndreaMichael

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1. other rehab nurses who want to communicate

   AndreaMichael replied to crystalrn's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hi from New Zealand I used to belong to the ARN until the falling NZ$ mean't the subscription became unaffordable. Now am a member of the Australasian Rehabilitation Nurses Assn. However, I manage a small rehab unit here in Masterton, Wairarapa, NZ ...

2. resident falls in a long term care facility

   AndreaMichael replied to Buffy's topic in Geriatric

   Hi "LittleBit" I manage a small rehab facility with an average LOS of 20 days and the vast majority of these are over 65's. Cannot say we have any innovative new ways to preventing falls -- that's a really complex question. However from reading you...

3. Falls Risk Assessment Tools

   AndreaMichael posted a topic in Safety

   We want to obtain some critical evaluation of the use of Risk Assessment Tools for predicting falls in the elderly? We have a rehab unit which mostly has over 65's. Does anyone have experience with a tool that reasonably accurately predicts the lik...