Tools
Use the search feature below to locate evidence-based tools you can use to advance home care clinical practice, build strong teams and improve quality.
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Review of the SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) Technique
This set of slides summarizes SBAR, an easy-to-remember technique for communicating information requiring action (such as between a home care nurse and a physician). They can also be used as a teaching aide to instruct staff in the SBAR technique. Reviews
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Ready, Aim, Improve: Discharge to Community
This toolkit supports home care agencies in quality improvement efforts related to the outcome measure: Improvement in Discharge to Community.
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Questions to Consider when Evaluating a New Symptom in the Elderly
A set of questions that can be used to assess whether a symptom in an older patient could be a medication-related problem. This tool has been used successfully by participants in CHAMP's Geriatric Medication Management course.
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Provider Checklist for Treating a Confused Elder
This checklist is based in part on the 2008 California Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease Management. It provides treatment information regarding the patient’s history, lab and diagnostic tests, social and safety issues, and referral to a social worker or the Alzheimer’s Association. (The Alzheimer's Association is not responsible for information or advice provided by others, including information on Web sites that link to Association sites and on third party sites to which the Association links. Please direct any questions to weblink@alz.org)
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Preventing Aspiration in Older Adults with Dysphagia (Try This, Issue 20)
"Try This" issue that discusses best practices for the assessment and prevention of aspiration among older adults during hand feeding or tube feeding. Published by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
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Pressure Ulcer Stages
A common staging system that classifies pressure ulcers according to the depth of soft-tissue damage. Developed by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
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Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk: The Braden Scale (Try This, Issue 5)
"Try This" issue that describes the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk, a widely used tool for predicting the development of Pressure Ulcers. Assesses risk in the following six areas: sensory perception, skin moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition and friction/shear. Published by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. (Also see The Braden Scale: How To Try This video)
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Pennies Communication Exercise
A fun exercise to help members of a team practice communicating in a focused, succinct manner.
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Peer Mentoring: A Workshop Series for Direct-Care Workers in Home and Residential Care
This PHI peer mentoring curriculum for direct care workers focuses on three skill areas: leadership, communication and problem-solving. Reviews
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Patient PASS (Preparation to Address Situations after discharge Successfully): A Transition Record
A one-page tool for easy reference to help patients safely transition to home. It was created as part of Project BOOST (Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions).
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