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Fall Prevention In The Ed, Ninojoseph Lacap
Fall Prevention In The Ed, Ninojoseph Lacap
Master's Projects and Capstones
This project focuses on the prevention of patient falls in the emergency department (ED). Kaiser Santa Clara Hospital is an academic medical facility in the heart of Silicon Valley. The facility has a 46 bed ED with an average daily census of 220, specializing in stroke, pediatrics, heart, and left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients. For the calendar year of 2016 there were thirty-reported patient falls in the ED. The global aim is to reduce the patient fall rate by 35% for the 2017 calendar year. The project’s objective is to continue the road to patient safety and to have less …
Baseline Prevalence Study Of Hendrich Ii Fall-Risk Assessment Tool At A Local Community Hospital, Emanuelle Vasconcelos Barbosa Borba Pontual
Baseline Prevalence Study Of Hendrich Ii Fall-Risk Assessment Tool At A Local Community Hospital, Emanuelle Vasconcelos Barbosa Borba Pontual
Master's Projects and Capstones
Each year, 700,000 to 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in hospitals; 30%–35% of those sustain injuries, and 20% of falls will cause serious traumatic injuries. Yet, research shows that close to one-third of these falls could be prevented. This paper presents the analyses of two fall-risk tools, Hendrich II fall risk model (HFRM II) and PMAT, in a local community hospital. Extensive review of literature and statistical analysis of 106 patients’ assessments practices were used to determine the current assessment skills for falls and PMAT. The aim was to understand if RNs are using the tools appropriately and …