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Promoting Safety Through Advocacy And Practice: Nurse Input And Beliefs Regarding Hospital Fall Prevention Policies In The Inpatient Setting, Jimmy Milano

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

Throughout the evolving healthcare system, many issues in the hospital setting pose significant risk to patient safety and outcomes. Falls occur at detrimental rates that inevitably impact both the patient and the nurse. Of the several reasons one would choose to join the profession, nurses often seek the satisfaction of knowing the care they have provided impacted a patient, physically and spiritually. The healthcare system has allotted for variables in patient safety to promote safe outcomes and the reduction of fall risk, such as evidence-based practices and tools like cameras and assessments. However, the lack of nursing involvement in these …