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Feasibility Of An Emergency Department Fall Screening Tool And Intervention Bundle Checklist On Nursing Fall Prevention Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project., Bailee E. Pope

Doctor of Nursing Practice Papers

Background: The World Health Organization (2018) and The Joint Commission (2015) define falling as a sudden, unplanned involuntarily advancement toward the ground, that may or may not result in injury. Fall rates are directly related to a facility’s mortality and morbidity rates, delayed patient care, additional diagnostic testing, and increased length-of-stay. Evaluating the practices of a local emergency department (ED), it was noted that ED nurses are not documenting their acknowledgment of a patient’s risk for falls, and also failed to chart interventions aimed at preventing falls. Failing to implement these practices into regular patient care can lead to negative …