Care Paths Guide - 2 per pack

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Table of Contents and Sample Pages (PDF)

INTERACT (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers) is a quality improvement program that focuses on the management of acute change in resident condition. The INTERACT program includes clinical and educational tools and strategies for use in every day practice in long-term care facilities. The goal is to improve care and reduce the frequency of potentially avoidable transfers to the acute hospital. Click Here for more information.

MED-PASS is a licensed provider of the INTERACT tools.

© 2011 Florida Atlantic University, all rights reserved. This document is available for clinical use, but may not be resold or incorporated in software without permission of Florida Atlantic University.

Description

This 28-page spiral bound book contains all 10 of the Care Paths, educational decision support tools that provide guidance on the recognition, evaluation, and management of the conditions that commonly cause hospital transfers, and provide guidance on when to notify the primary care clinician. The Care Paths include prompts for "Evaluate Symptoms and Signs for Immediate Notification" and "Consider Contacting MD/NP/PA for orders".

Features

Potential Change in Conditions addressed:
- Change in Behavior: Evaluation of Medical Causes of New or Worsening Behavioral Symptoms
- Dehydration (potential for)
- Falls
- Fever
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms
- Symptoms of Acute Mental Status Change
- Symptoms of Heart Failure (HF)
- Symptoms of Lower Respiratory Infection
- Symptoms of Shortness of Breath (SOB)
- Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)