AJN Guest Editorial: Elder Mistreatment Prevention Rounds in Nursing Homes
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has published a guest editorial, "Elder Mistreatment Prevention Rounds in Nursing Homes," by Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, Shreya Chandra, MPH, BS, and Tim Le, MPH, BS.
The authors note that, "We have studied elder mistreatment for decades and observe that we do a poor job preventing mistreatment. Instead, we wait for it to happen and then find those to blame. What if we started from a position of prevention?...One such innovation is the implementation of elder mistreatment prevention rounds (EMPRs). This is not case finding—it is case prevention."
The editorial discusses how EMPRs are a pragmatic approach and potential solution and can become standard practice for eradicating elder mistreatment in nursing homes. They also note that, "Until we take care of the workforce, we are unlikely to solve problems in caring for residents."
Read the editorial.
