What does PFCC stand for?
Person and Family Centered Care
What does BPSO stand for?
Best Practice Spotlight Organization
When was the BPG for Falls started at Braemar?
Which 1 of the 5 senses is usually the last to remain during end of life?
Who should be involved in the circle of care?
EVERYONE/All Departments
1) Resident
2) Resident family/POA/SDM
3) Physician
4) Nursing/RN/RPN/PSW
5) Dietary
6) Recreation
What was the first BPG to be implemented at Braemar?
Person and Family Centered Care and Falls - Trick Question - both were started in April 2022
When was Braemar's Falls Evidence Booster completed and published on the RNAO website?
January 2022
How do we communicate to all staff and residents when a resident has been deemed end of life?
1) Teacup placed at their spot in the dining room
2) Resident is moved to the serenity room if not already in a private room
3) Communicated in shift report and during huddles
List 4 "terms of endearment"
1) Honey
2) Sweetie
3) Dear
4) Sweetheart
5) Buddy
6) Darlin'
What year did Braemar begin their journey into becoming a BPSO?
2020
If a Resident is deemed a high falls risk, how is this communicated to all staff?
Falling star magnet placed above bed
During the COVID-19 pandemic, how did Braemar maintain a PFCC approach to palliative and end of life care?
1) 2 hearts - 1 given to family along with sympathy card signed by all staff with nice poem and 1 sent with resident to the funeral home
2) Video chatting available
3) Window visits as per family choice
List 2 examples of how Braemar is a person and family centered home
1) preferred name identified and in PCC
2) all about me hanging in resident room
3) picture name plates with previous occupation
4) Careplans reflect preferred name and resident wishes/choices
5) Resident choice/wishes respected
6) EOL care wishes reviewed at 6 week care conference to ensure wishes are known well in advance
7) Resident given choice if they would like to attend their care conference
8) Residents participate in making decisions for improvements around the home (ie. hallway names and paint colours)
9) Birthday acknowledgements
What are the current 2 BPGs that Braemar is currently implementing?
1) A Palliative Approach to Care in the Last 12 Months of Life
2) End of Life Care During the Last Days and Hours
List 2 criteria that support safe shoes to prevent falling
1) Shoelaces or Velcro
2) Supported heel collar
3) Low heel height
4) Angled heel
5) Soles the prevent slipping/good shoe tread
6) Thin/hard sole
How do we communicate to staff and residents when a resident has passed away?
1) Battery operated candle at their spot in dining room
2) Dove/butterfly placed on resident's room doorway
3) Picture is printed and placed in a frame in the main area by the nurse's desk
4) A note is placed on the communication board in PCC
List Braemar's 6 Values
1) Compassion
2) Respect
3) Empathy
4) Acceptance
5) Teamwork
6) Empowerment
How many BPSO champions do we have at Braemar?
16
List 4 Falls Safety Interventions
1) clip alarm
2) call bell within reach/clipped to gown
3) falls mats
4) yellow tape - bed height
5) hip protectors
6) mattress alarm
Name of the scale that looks at "ambulation", "activity and evidence of disease", "self-care", "intake", and "conscious level" to determine a % for a resident who is palliative
Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)