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Reducing Falls In The Vulnerable Elderly: Implementing An Inpatient Fall Prevention Program, Bibi Farida Khan
Reducing Falls In The Vulnerable Elderly: Implementing An Inpatient Fall Prevention Program, Bibi Farida Khan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Inpatient falls are a leading cause of fatal and serious injuries among hospitalized elderly patients, often with devastating consequences. This quality improvement project was conducted on a geriatric unit in a large southeastern U. S. hospital, following recognition of an increase in the number of falls with several sustained injuries. After an analysis of the previous fall prevention strategies, a panel of stakeholders who formed a falls prevention committee determined that implementing an evidence-based fall risk assessment tool to help identify risk factors, as well as implementing interventions to address those risk factors, would make fall prevention more patient specific …
Reducing Fall Recurrence In Institutionalized Elderly Residents On Narcotics, Paul Niyungeko
Reducing Fall Recurrence In Institutionalized Elderly Residents On Narcotics, Paul Niyungeko
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Falls constitute a health care safety concern, specifically among the geriatric population institutionalized in health care facilities. From the pattern of observed falls at the project site, a discrepancy between fall prevention measures and expected outcomes was noted. Knowledge deficiency, inadequate practice skills, and insufficient organizational support were found to be the major obstacles to improving fall prevention. The purpose of this systematic literature review project was to identify evidence-based actions to reduce falls. The project was guided by Taylor's personality theory and Watson's theory of care. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses method was used to …