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Reducing Staff isolation and Developing Evidence-Informed Practice in the Aged Care Environment Through an Action Research Approach to Falls Prevention

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posted on 2023-05-17, 10:22 authored by Sharon AndrewsSharon Andrews, Emma LeaEmma Lea, Haines, T, Nitz, J, Haralambous, B, Moore, K, Hill, K, Andrew RobinsonAndrew Robinson
This study aimed to examine whether an action research approach was effective in reducing the isolation of staff in 2 residential aged care facilities, within the context of an evidence-informed falls prevention program. A Falls Action Research Group comprising 12 nursing/nonnursing staff across 2 residential aged care facilities was established and engaged in critical dialogue and action over 12 months to improve their fall prevention activities. Through the group members' engagement, a research community was established that diminished staff isolation by engaging members in a sustained process of collaboration around falls prevention, which worked to disrupt occupational silos and challenge traditional staff hierarchies.

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Publication title

Advances in Nursing Science

Volume

35

Pagination

3-13

ISSN

1550-5014

Department/School

Tasmanian School of Medicine

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Place of publication

2001 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

Rights statement

Copyright 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Nursing

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