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Does using a provider admission medication screening policy reduce the percentage of falls in the SNF?

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Does

Abstract

Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Publication Date: 2017

Format: 1 online resource (62 pages) : illustrations.

Description: The purpose of this project was to see if the PAMS [Provider Admission Medication Screen] would reduce the percentage of falls in older adults ≥65 residing in the SNF setting. Fall percentage data was compared between residents who had been admitted 4-8 months prior to the project with those who had the tool utilized within 48 hours of admission.

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  • 2017

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1 Files

Language of Materials

English