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Implementing A Bedside Rounding Tool To Reduce Inpatient Falls, Steven W. Garcia
Implementing A Bedside Rounding Tool To Reduce Inpatient Falls, Steven W. Garcia
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Problem: Each year, thousands of patients sustain falls while hospitalized, resulting in an increase in serious injuries or death. In a Neuroscience Step Down Unit (NSDU), fall rates in 2022 were higher than the NDNQI benchmark. Despite a thorough fall prevention policy, nurses inconsistently implemented preventative interventions, resulting in increased falls.
Context: The NSDU is a 15-bed inpatient unit providing intermediate-level care for patients with neurological and neurosurgical diagnoses. The unit is part of a 459-bed academic medical center and safety net hospital providing tertiary and quaternary care in southern California.
Interventions: A bedside safety rounds checklist for charge nurses …