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Change Project Using A Fall Prevention Action Program To Decrease Falls On A Behavioral Health Unit, Amy Shuptrine
Change Project Using A Fall Prevention Action Program To Decrease Falls On A Behavioral Health Unit, Amy Shuptrine
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Practice Problem: Fall rates are increasing in the behavioral health units of the East Texas hospital. Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the units are short-staffed, which further supports the urgent need for a targeted intervention to reduce fall risk.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was: “In adult behavioral health patients (P), what is the effect of the Edmonson Psychiatric Fall Risk Assessment Tool (I), compared with previous use of the Morse Fall Risk tool (C), on the fall rate (O), in 8 weeks (T)?”
Evidence: Falls are the most reported incidents in acute care hospitals and …