The challenge with trying to address falls is not that we don’t have a variety of strategies. We actually have quite a few. They range from the very simple to quite challenging and labor intensive. A variety are listed below. A few things have been a surprise to me in looking at ways to reduce…
Month: March 2025
Gravity is Still Working….Falls in Healthcare
Falls in healthcare settings are a significant patient safety issue with serious implications for patients, families, and healthcare systems. We bring those we love to a place to treat a medical problem and keep them safe, but then the patient suffers a fall. With luck, there is not injury but sometimes there is a serious…
How Do We Train Nurse Practitioners
I have been privileged to work with a lot of wonderful Nurse Practitioners as well as Physician Assistants. Yet, some recent reports have highlighted concerns about the quality and regulation of nurse practitioner (NP) education. A variety of concerns have been noted. Rapid Proliferation of Programs The number of schools offering advanced nursing degrees has…