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Evidence-Based Selection Of A Fall Risk Assessment Tool: A Program Evaluation Review, Lindsey Adams
Evidence-Based Selection Of A Fall Risk Assessment Tool: A Program Evaluation Review, Lindsey Adams
Student Scholarly Projects
Fall prevention strategies are a consistent topic of discussion for healthcare regarding patient safety, as patient falls are costly to the patient and the organization. This project uses the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation to assess the fall prevention policy of a local hospital system, with particular emphasis on the fall risk assessment tool, Hester Davis. This project also explores the risks and benefits of adopting an alternative fall risk assessment tool, predictive analytics. Predictive analytics uses electronic health record (EHR) data analysis to provide a highly individualized patient fall risk score based on a large variety of patient and …
The Effectiveness Of Continuous Video Monitoring In Reducing Inpatient Fall Rates, Yunhee Cruse
The Effectiveness Of Continuous Video Monitoring In Reducing Inpatient Fall Rates, Yunhee Cruse
Dissertations
Abstract
Problem: Falls are one of the most frequently occurring safety events in hospitalized patients, resulting injuries that can be devastating and burdensome. Patients in neuro-telemetry unit are at greater risks for falls due to their conditions. The continuous video monitoring (CVM) program was implemented to reduce fall rates in the neuro-telemetry unit. This project was to examine the effectiveness of CVM program in reducing fall rates.
Method: A pre- and post-implementation observational evaluation was conducted. By reviewing retrospective data from January 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021 for pre-implementation period and from March 1, 2021 to October 31, …