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Clinical Integration Specialty Practice

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Clinical Integration Specialty Practice

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Running Head: CLINICAL INTERGRATION SPECIALITY PRACTICE 1Clinical Integration Specialty PracticeNameInstitution
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CLINICAL INTERGRATION SPECIALITY PRACTICE 2AbstractThe research is about finding out the aspect of falling for the elderly and whether the medical teams involved do their best to ensure that they prevent these falls. The research used observation, interviews, dialogues, and questionnaires as the primary methods of data collection. The researcher found out that the physical environment of the patients is a facilitating factor to falling and should be implemented appropriately to favor the clients. The relationship between the nurses and the sick is also a major contributing factor and institutions with good interactions had a reduced number of falls and the vice versa. As a researcher, observing and collecting information from the institutions is helpful when it comes to making conclusions and recommendation of the subject matter. IntroductionA fall in the medical context implies when an individual drops to a lower surface, usually on the ground, because of unavoidable reasons. Patient Falling can happen to anyone regardless of their age. The condition is however more frequent and dangerous to older people are they are vulnerable due to psychological factors. Falls are frequent in elderly care institutions with almost50% of the patients experiencing drops at one point of their lives[ CITATION Woo09 \l 1033 ] TheAustralian healthcare has come up with strategies to reduce the causes and impacts of falls in their institutions as it provides the patients with a comfortable stay. Research shows that the increased number of patient falls amongst the older generation is due to psychological anticipation and it leads to a recurring condition in the individuals. Other causes can be accidental, and this is where nurses are expected to play the most significant role and prevent them (Milat, 2011). Falls have many negative consequences including injuries, paranoia, and fearof a repeat occurrence and even death to some extents. It is, therefore, necessary to look into this
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CLINICAL INTERGRATION SPECIALITY PRACTICE 3issue and provide better solutions. The researcher’s experience in the venerable institutions around Australia involved interacting with the patients and nurses to collect information. The leading discovery made through this research is that the ministry of health can help reduce the cases of falls for the old while in their institutions. MethodsA research process involves setting out objectives then going into the field to obtain as much data as possible to achieve these aims (Clemson, 2010). The researcher focused on several old institutions around Australia to observe the daily activities and interactions between the patients and health providers. The study wanted to get the opinion of both sides of the coin and therefore held talks with doctors and their clients. The hospital environment is more likely to have the highest number of falls because most individuals in the setting already have health conditions and disorders. The research took observation as the primary method of collecting data as it is dependable and natural. It is easier to not a few things related to the study around the institution and the way the people behave. The researcher visited different rooms like the wards, dining areas, washrooms and the outdoor environment. It was essential to take note of a few things like the design of the spaces, the lighting, floors, stairs, and other areas to examine their influence on the study (Oliver,2010). Another observation was closely watching the doctor’s and nurse’s behaviors towards their patients and how the two related on a regular basis. It was also essential to ask the parties involved a few questions and got the perspective of each. Interviews, questionnaires and random talks and discussions gave most of the information used to make this study a success. The research observations, reviews, and interviews provide the
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