{"title":"Mortality, Survival, and Readmissions During a 12-Month Follow-Up After Hip Fracture: Inpatient Rehabilitation Versus Home Rehabilitation.","authors":"Merav Ben Natan, Rawan Masarwa, Yaniv Yonai, Binyamin Finkel, Yaron Berkovich","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study compared readmissions, survival, and mortality during a 12-month follow-up period of inpatient rehabilitation and home rehabilitation for older persons who had experienced a hip fracture.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This work was retrospective cohort research. Between January 1 and December 30, 2019, the medical records of 280 elderly patients who were admitted to a hospital with a hip fracture were analyzed. Of these patients, 74.3% received inpatient rehabilitation, whereas 25.7% received home rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In terms of readmissions and death, there were no appreciable differences between the inpatient rehabilitation and home rehabilitation groups. The patients in the inpatient rehabilitation group were older; more likely to need assistance with activities of daily living; and were taking, on average, more prescription drugs on a daily basis than those in the home rehabilitation group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and clinical relevance: </strong>In conclusion, as better outcomes were expected for the home rehabilitation group, which on average included less complicated patients, our findings suggest that the home rehabilitation pathway may not be a good alternative to the inpatient rehabilitation pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 4","pages":"140-144"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9807954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting Falls in Rehabilitation: A Comparison of Three Instruments Including Hester Davis.","authors":"Erin Y Harmon, Michele C Cournan, Amy E Teale","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of the Hester Davis Scale (HDS), Section GG, and facility fall risk assessment scores to predict patients who fall during inpatient rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This study was an observational quality improvement project.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nurses administered the HDS in parallel to the facility's current fall risk assessment and Section GG of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument. Receiver operating characteristic curves were compared in 1,645 patients. Relationships of individual scale items to falls were also assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The HDS (area under the curve [AUC] = .680, 95% CI [.626, .734]), facility fall risk assessment (AUC = .688, 95% CI [.637, .740]), and Section GG scores (AUC = .687, 95% CI [.638, .735]) adequately identified patients who fell. AUCs did not significantly differ between assessments. HDS scores of ≥13, facility scores of ≥14, and Section GG scores of ≤51 resulted in the highest sensitivity/specificity balance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>HDS, facility fall risk assessment, and Section GG scores adequately and similarly identified patients of mixed diagnoses at risk of falling in inpatient rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Clinical relevance to the practice of rehabilitation nursing: </strong>Rehabilitation nurses have several options including the HDS and Section GG to identify patients at greatest risk of falling.</p>","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 4","pages":"124-132"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9794575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting Falls in Rehabilitation: A Comparison of Three Instruments Including Hester Davis.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000425","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000425","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 4","pages":"E12-E13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9862715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities: Steps for Success.","authors":"Paula Martinkewiz","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000418","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000418","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 4","pages":"133-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9807952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid Response Team Activation Triggers in Adults and Children: An Integrative Review.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000420","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 3","pages":"E10-E11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9812722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary on the Position Statement \"Delirium Among Orthopedic or Rehabilitative Patients\".","authors":"Anne Deutsch","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000414","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000414","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 3","pages":"91-93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9812719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Lived Experience of Serious Stroke Survival: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Case Study.","authors":"Barbara E Champlin, Roberta J Hunt","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to describe the lived experiences of a serious stroke survivor.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This is a hermeneutic phenomenological case study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected via observations and conversations during 75 visits, 14 brief audiotaped interviews, field notes, and conversations with family members, close friends, and care providers.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Seven themes emerged that form the general structure of the lived experience of surviving a serious stroke. These themes were organized around four fundamental existential themes including space, time, body, and relationships.</p><p><strong>Clinical relevance to the practice of rehabilitation nursing: </strong>Spend intentional time with patients beyond the initial stroke rehabilitation period to better understand the experience, individualize care, identify meaningful activities previously engaged in, and identify people who may be willing to partner with them to continue participation in the meaningful activities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Hermeneutic phenomenology allows the essence of the stroke survival experience to be revealed and contributes to better understanding of the phenomenon.</p>","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 3","pages":"77-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9464264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid Response Team Activation Triggers in Adults and Children: An Integrative Review.","authors":"Naheed Feroz Ali, Asma Amir, Aleena Punjwani, Rozina Bhimani","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000408","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This integrative review aims to identify the triggers for rapid response team (RRT) activation and their outcomes in pediatric patients and to compare them with those of adult patients. In addition, this integrative review synthesizes the outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), intensive care unit (ICU) admission, length of hospital stay, and mortality following RRT activation.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An integrative review using the Whittemore and Knafl methodology was undertaken with a search of three large databases (PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and CINAHL) and found 25 relevant studies published in the years 2017 through 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Tachypnea, decreased oxygen saturation, tachycardia, changes in blood pressure, and level of consciousness were the most common triggers in both populations. However, specific activation triggers differed between children and adults.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The most common triggers for RRT are detectable through vital signs monitoring; therefore, vigilant tracking of patients' vital signs is critical and can provide early clues to clinical deterioration.</p>","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 3","pages":"96-108"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9778109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring the Risk: Visible Nursing Leadership in Times of Crisis.","authors":"Cynthia Belonick","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 3","pages":"94-95"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9494838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advancing the Care of Persons With Chronic Illness and Disability.","authors":"Pamala D Larsen","doi":"10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000415","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49631,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Nursing","volume":"48 3","pages":"75-76"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9812718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}