MedicalNurseTraining.com

Author: William Burleson

Our research shows there is a lot of fragmented information available for seniors, their families and caregivers. We are in the final stages of introducing an all in one resource site for all these groups to come together. A virtual library and resource center for these groups is essential. Over 20 million baby boomers now have senior family members living at home. We have received numerous requests from this group and others to put together a site that provides an on line resource for all the communities in this arena.

This new site will offer much of the same information already found at www.MedicalNurseTraining.com and www.SaferFalls.com with many of the additional features listed below.

• Live on-line consultation with experts in the field
• Twitter like apps to communicate with fellow seniors/family’s and caregivers
• New technologies to increase safety, security, and medical efficacy
• Video, Book, Amazon and YouTube library both free and for purchase
• Click on - free education videos
• Community forum’s that allow members to blog and share ideas
• Speak Out chat
• Legal Issues chat and resource center
• Reference links to all approved senior sites and lifestyle resources
• Charitable site contribution and links to valuable resource sites
• Featured sites and senior care products
• Monthly newsletter from the latest research in Geriatrics and other experts
• Phone number and web site directories for seniors and eldercare caregivers
• Senior social networking
• Medical information tailored to important new research
• Valuable savings on our senior coupons link
• Direct linking to AARP

In short you will have it all. We invite you to go to our current sites with your ideas and suggestions. What are your needs? We will be launching soon so your thoughts are welcome!!! We are building this site for you. This is a fun time to be 55 plus and this site will be full of the lifestyle features you suggest. 75 is the new 35 WOW!!!

Some of the current site information includes;

Training for eldercare, senior, acute care, long term care and geriatric caregivers

Training in fall prevention, fall protection, bed safety, home safety and security

Informative blogs on all the issues above

Products that promote home safety, reductions in fatalities, comfort, security, skin integrity and in home and institutional medical integrity.

Links to important sites.

Current devices to avoid hip fractures, reduce falls; minimize the risks of wandering, ambulating seniors and much more.

Some Addition Statistics and Information relevant to our current sites includes;

l  Annually there are approximately 370,000 hip fractures.

l  Falls are the major cause of 40% of nursing home admissions and subsequent costs to families.

l  Per year, of those admitted to a hospital only about 50 % will survive a serious fall.

l  Old age sets in with the first fall, mortality with the second.

l  Falls are the leading cause of accidental death.

l  More than 33% of adults 65 and older fall each year.

l  Of those who fall 20 to 30% suffer severe injuries. 

l  The U. S. life expectancy increased from 75.5 years in 1993 to 77.6 years in 2003.  These changes have resulted in a U. S. population with a greater proportion of older adults who are living with chronic disease, leaving them at great risk for falling and less likely to survive the injuries resulting from a fall.  (CDC, 2005)

l  Research shows that more than a third of all older adults fall each year and 10-20% of falls cause serious injuries such as fractures or head traumas.  (Stevens, 2005)

l  Injury from a fall is the 4th major cause of death in older adults.

l  Costs include hospital and nursing home care, doctors and other professional services, rehabilitation, community services, medical equipment, medications, changes that need to be made to the home and insurance processing.  (CDC, 2005)

l  The cost emotionally and physically to the person who fell and their families is enormous as well. 

l  The faller may need to move in with adult children, adult children may need to take time off of work to care for their parent. 

l  In short, many lives can be forever changed by a severe fall.  The quality of their life may never return to its pre-fall state.

l  Recurrent falls are a common reason for admission of previously independent elderly persons to long-term care institutions. 

l  Fear of falling and the post fall anxiety syndrome are also well recognized as negative consequences of falls. 

The President of Medical Nurse Training, Mr. Devaney is available to speak to the new technologies and education for your program or for home utilization. Medical Nurse Training is the premier portal for training nurses and doctors utilizing a nationally known Geriatric Doctor, the Assistant Director of Nursing at Johns Hopkins and Patrick Devaney who has over 25 years experience lecturing on these topic to tens of thousands of nurses, doctors and healthcare facilities. Anyone who is above the age of 55 or has a relative, who is at risk for falls, is confused or agitated, has Alzheimer’s, or presents elopement risks at home will be very interested in this new material. This information will be invaluable to seniors and their families.

Mr. Devaney’s mother died as the result of an unnecessary hip fracture. This loss could have easily been prevented with one of these new devices or education techniques. Numerous lives have already been saved with these clinically proven devices.

Additionally, we have partnered with the leading manufacturers of these low cost fall prevention technologies to provide these fall products predominately available only through hospitals and nursing homes to the general public at institutional prices.

By going to www.MedicalNurseTraining.com you can get a broad overview of the types of programs we offer to the medical community, families, seniors and review our educational materials. We would welcome a discussion of how your family or your program and listeners/viewers will greatly benefit from this information. This piece will be of interest to most if not all. These medically sound approaches will eventually get attention and will reduce government costs in the Billions of dollars over the next few years. You can also review clinical references on this site. Thank you for reviewing this important material. We look forward to working with you for the appearance on your program, church, school or facility.

THANKS TO ALL OUR CAREGIVER PARTNERS, FAMILY’S AND SENIOR’S

Author: William Burleson, VP MedicalNurseTraining.com and SaferFalls.com

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that over 60% of fatal falls occur in the home. Additionally the total cost of falls in 2010 is expected to be between 68 and 100 Billion Dollars. Most of this cost and loss of life is completely preventable through new fall prevention, fall protection products and safer falls education. Many of these medically significant events include hip fracture, head injury, fear of falling again, broken vertebrae and broken wrist.

Over 44 million baby boomers live at home with an elderly sick parent according to The Caring Alliance. Another 25 million at risk elderly live alone and unprotected from devastating falls. The current economic conditions have exacerbated these numbers. Since life expectancy has continued to increase this situation is likely to become even more prevalent. The faller may need to move in with adult children and adult children often have to take time off work to care for at risk parents. The costs emotionally and physically to the person who falls and their families is enormous.

Much of this information is virtually unknown to the general public. Annually there are approximately 370,000 hip fractures. Head injuries from falls at home are another significant medical cost. Falls are the major cause of 40% of nursing home admissions and subsequent costs to families. Per year, of those admitted to a hospital only about

50 % will survive a serious fall. Falls are the leading cause of accidental death and more than 33% of adults 65 and older fall each year. Reductions in healthcare costs is a current concern of all in the government and the effect of falls are major cost factor.

There is a web site MedicalNurseTraining.com that is the premier portal for training nurses and doctors utilizing a nationally known Geriatric Doctor, the Assistant Director of Nursing at Johns Hopkins and Patrick Devaney, President of Medical Nurse Training Inc., who has over 25 years experience lecturing on these topic to tens of thousands of nurses, doctors and healthcare facilities. Anyone who is above the age of 55 or has a relative, who is at risk for falls, is confused or agitated, has Alzheimer’s, or presents departure/elopement risk at home will be very interested in this new material. This information will be invaluable to seniors and their families. To see fall prevention training and fall protection devices for home, concerned individuals and families may go directly to www.SaferFalls.com for senior fall prevention.

Mr. Devaney’s mother died as the result of an unnecessary hip fracture. This loss could have easily been prevented with one of these new devices or education techniques. Numerous lives have already been saved with these clinically proven devices. Many nurses and doctors have commonly requested these new technologies and education be available to the general public. This company has partnered with the leading manufacturers of low cost fall prevention technologies to provide these fall products predominately available only through hospitals and nursing homes to the general public at institutional prices. Some of these devices include Hip Protectors, Fall and Exit Alarms, high impact Fall and Floor Cushions, Fall and Lift Furniture, Bed Safety Guards, Personal Pagers, high impact Bath Mats, Fall Management Socks and Shower Slippers.

By going to this company’s site www.MedicalNurseTraining.com you can get a broad overview of the types of programs they offer to the medical community, families, seniors and review educational materials. These medically sound approaches will eventually get attention and will reduce government costs in the Billions of dollars over the next few years. You can also review clinical references on these sites.

Note to Editors: This article and additional video/copy is available for reprint and speakers are available for your program.

Author: Pat Devaney

Date: 5-18-2009

This is to announce a tremendous saving in lives and medical costs of over 200 billion dollars yearly. Most of these savings can be achieved by reducing the risk of falls and protecting against the effect of falls particularly in the population now approaching 60 and above. New personal use technologies that are relatively unknown to some in the medical field and more often the public can easily eliminate these useless injuries and death.. National Center for Patient Safety recently recommended the use of these new approaches. We are receiving numerous requests to offer this information to the general public and we are willing to perform this public service.

The President of Medical Nurse Training, Mr. Devaney is available to speak to these new technologies and education for your program. Medical Nurse Training is the premier portal for training nurses and doctors utilizing a nationally known Geriatric Doctor, the Assistant Director of Nursing at Johns Hopkins and Patrick Devaney who has over 25 years of experience lecturing on these topic to tens of thousands of nurses, doctors and healthcare facilities. Anyone who is above the age of 55 or has a relative, who is at risk for falls, is confused or agitated, has Alzheimer’s, or presents elopement risks at home will be very interested in this new material.

Mr. Devaney’s mother died as the result of an unnecessary hip fracture. This loss could have easily been prevented with one of these new devices or education techniques. Numerous lives have already been saved with these clinically proven devices.

We have partnered with the leading manufacturers of these low cost medical technologies to provide these devices predominately available only through hospitals and nursing homes to the general public at an institutional price.

By going to www.MedicalNurseTraining.com you can get a broad overview of the types of programs we offer to the medical community and review our blogs. We would welcome a discussion of how your program and listeners/viewers will greatly benefit from this information. This piece will be of interest to most if not all. These medically sound approaches will eventually get attention and will reduce government costs in the trillions of dollars over the next 10 years. You can also review clinical references on this site.

Medical Nurse Training provides the latest on-line training to Doctors and Nurses on fall prevention and protection. This includes in-house education on devices that will reduce injury from falls and related deaths.

Hip Protectors – High Impact – absorbing pads that help protect hip bones against injury from falls. About 320,000 people suffer a hip fracture every year.  These pads are built into briefs, panties, sweat pants and sweat shorts. They can easily be laundered and re-used numerous times to help protect from falls. The use of these devices has been clinically proven to reduce injury. Many individuals that experience a fall are afraid to continue normal activities like walking. These devices help these people resume a normal life. Hip Fracture is one of the number one causes of death in older individuals. Our experience shows that hip protectors are generally not known by the general public

Fall Alarms – Inexpensive bed and chair exit electronic monitors otherwise known as Fall Alarms, assist with the observation of patients and family members to help reduce falls and the potential for elopement from home or a facility. A variety of sensor accessories may be used including toileting sensors, bed/chair sensors, infrared sensors and self releasing sensors may be attached to the monitor to reduce risk. These alarms include a gentle voice reminder not to get up without assistance. Many of these devices are unknown to the general public.

Floor Cushions and Bath Mats – Certain areas of the home are very high risk for injury from falls like the bathroom. Special floor cushions and bath mats are designed to help reduce the impact from a fall and are frequently talked about in the clinical literature. These floor cushions are tri-fold in design, making them convenient to carry to areas requiring the most immediate protection. Bathrooms are also very high risk zones. The sure step bath mat can be used to significantly reduce the impact of a fall. The mat is impervious to water and bacterial growth and can be custom cut to fit the contours of any bathroom or floor.

Please go to www.MedicalNurseTraining.com for more information on these programs and devices. A consumer section with numerous new fall prevention and protection devices will appear on the site shortly. In the meantime you are welcome to email us with your immediate needs.

Medical Nurse Training presents a one credit hour program on fall prevention and protection from Maria Cvach ADON at Johns Hopkins. This program includes in depth evidence based information on the very successful Johns Hopkins fall protocol and an implementation of a complete falls and bed safety program in an institutional setting. Many important variables are elaborated to crystallize the elements of a successful program. Alternatives to and the use of restraints are also discussed in detail in this offering.

Hospital fall related injuries are very costly. Many facilities incur legal costs well over one million dollars per year in fall related incidents. The human costs are even more devastating if you look at loss of life and lifetime costs associated with hip fractures. Many of these falls are totally preventable using the devices and protocols utilized and developed at Johns Hopkins. Annually 270,000 hip fractures are now associated with approximately $85,000 in lifetime costs. For those admitted to a facility following a hip fracture only about 50% survive. This online fall prevention program is an effective way to reduce these grim statistics.

Joint Commission guidelines require significant reductions in “the risk of patients and residents harm from falls.” One company that provides the types of devices recommended to reduce this risk is the J.T. Posey Company. I would encourage any facility or individual to visit their website www.posey.com for a great deal of educational and device offerings in the bed safety, fall prevention and fall protection area. For the most at risk patients the Posey Bed considered by Joint Commission as the least restrictive restraint may be a great alternative for at risk patients. Our understanding is that this device is now utilized by over 600 facilities to reduce fall risk. Maria Cvach describes the use of this device at Johns Hopkins.

Root causes and specific solutions for patient falls are also described in detail in this on line or DVD program. I like the flow of the program since it is predominately lecture video with side by side PowerPoint. Protocols and over 400 pages of other resources are also included. The effect of staffing levels, communication, staff orientation and training with real evidence based solutions are included. I would suggest caregivers take a good look at the clips and testimonials at the site www.MedicalNurseTraining.com to see the superb value to their facility.

As always care planning and organizational involvement are the essence of any successful fall program. Maria describes the best interventions to achieve the objectives of reducing risk and minimizing injury from falls. Practical ideas for the implementation and evaluation of these programs is discussed in an easy to understand format. Orientation and training of staff is a key element of the success of her program. Fall prevention is an ongoing training dilemma and Maria brings a great number of fresh ideas to your facility. Let’s see what we can all do to reduce hospital falls and falls in nursing homes.