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Reduce Psychotropic Medication Use for Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer’s/Dementia: A Quality Improvement Project
- Date Issued:
- 2021
- Abstract/Description:
- There is an increase in residents with dementia receiving care in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). As the person's dementia progresses there is an increased risk of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) which include aggressive behaviors, screaming, and yelling. Frequently, psychotropic medications are used to treat behaviors, but it is associated with several risks, including risks of falling, high hospitalization rate, adverse events, and even deaths of the nursing home residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are monitoring use and providers caring for individuals in SNFs will have to justify reasons for prescribing psychotropic medication (CMS, 2020). There is evidence of many interventions to treat BPSD. There is a need to translate this evidence into practice to see if we can reduce the use of psychotropic medications.
Title: | Reduce Psychotropic Medication Use for Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer’s/Dementia: A Quality Improvement Project. |
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Name(s): |
Guerda, Joseph Valere, author Hain, Debra Gupta, Shobha Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Doctor Of Nursing Practice (DNP) | |
Date Created: | 2021 | |
Date Issued: | 2021 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, FL | |
Physical Form: | online resource | |
Extent: | 32 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | There is an increase in residents with dementia receiving care in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). As the person's dementia progresses there is an increased risk of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) which include aggressive behaviors, screaming, and yelling. Frequently, psychotropic medications are used to treat behaviors, but it is associated with several risks, including risks of falling, high hospitalization rate, adverse events, and even deaths of the nursing home residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are monitoring use and providers caring for individuals in SNFs will have to justify reasons for prescribing psychotropic medication (CMS, 2020). There is evidence of many interventions to treat BPSD. There is a need to translate this evidence into practice to see if we can reduce the use of psychotropic medications. | |
Identifier: | faudnp000026 (IID) | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |