Patient/Resident factors (Nursing Facility)
- Sydney Edlund
- Suzanne Wood
Description
Determination of which contributing factor(s) related to patient/residents are known.
If the patient/resident was non-compliant, please consider WHY the patient may not have complied.
On-Screen Instructions
Field Type
Responses
Behavioral status
The patient/resident’s behavioral status contributed to the event.
Includes
Patient/resident responds with inappropriate anger
Patient/resident demonstrates lack of engagement in care plan
Excludes
Dementia (select “Mental status”)
Cognitive impairment (select "Mental status")
Family dynamics or relationships
The patient/resident’s family dynamics or relationships contributed to the event.
Includes
Family contradicting staff instructions
Dysfunctional relationship between patient/resident and patient/resident's family
Excludes
Relationships or dynamics between staff and patient/resident's family (select applicable “Communication Factors”)
Fragile health status
The patient/resident’s fragile health status (i.e., health status that resulted in the patient/resident’s condition being less stable and more vulnerable to variations in care) contributed to the event.
Includes
Immunocompromised patient/residents
Frail elderly
Multiple system failure
Excludes
Well-controlled multiple diagnoses (list in “Comorbidities”)
Mental status
The patient/resident’s mental status contributed to the event.
Includes
Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias
Cognitive impairments impacting patient/resident's understanding of care and treatment requirements
Any other condition impacting a patient/resident's mental status
Excludes
Behavioral problems (select "Behavioral status")
Physical limitations
The patient/resident’s physical limitations contributed to the event.
Includes
Speech
Gait disorders
Other limitations that impact a patient/resident's abilities
Excludes
Sensory impairment (including hearing, vision, smell, feeling, or other impairments) that impact a patient/resident's ability to react to stimuli (select "Sensory impairment")
Sensory impairment (vision, hearing, balance, etc.)
The patient/resident’s sensory impairment contributed to the event.
Includes
Impairments such as hearing, vision, smell, feeling, or other impairments that impact a patient/resident's ability to react to stimuli
Excludes
Physical limitations (select "Physical limitations")
Cognitive impairment (select "Mental status")
Other (please describe)
Any other factor related to the patient/resident, not included in the list above, which contributed to the event.
Includes
Resident-to-resident issues
Excludes
Guide for Use
History
Start Date | 2006 |
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End Date | n/a |
Change History | Spring 2012: PSRP implementation January 2016: Added “(vision, hearing, balance, etc.)” to “sensory impairment” |
Field Name | cf_patient_f |
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