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Empowering Emergency Department Nurses To Utilize The Steadi Program For Fall Prevention, Edmond M. Woods
Empowering Emergency Department Nurses To Utilize The Steadi Program For Fall Prevention, Edmond M. Woods
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: A fall is defined as an event that results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground, floor, or other lower levels (World Health Organization, 2022). Nationally the incidence of falls among older adults has steadily increased over the last ten years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "Falls among older adults aged 65 years and older caused over 34,000 deaths in 2019, making it the leading cause of injury contributing to death for that group" (CDC, 2019, para 1). These individuals who fall for the first time often have another fall unless …
Evaluating The Extent Of Fall Prevention Knowledge Of Direct Care Clinicians In A Post-Acute Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Joseph Henry Mitchell Jr
Evaluating The Extent Of Fall Prevention Knowledge Of Direct Care Clinicians In A Post-Acute Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Joseph Henry Mitchell Jr
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: Events, such as falls, continue to maintain permanence in countless public health settings and organizations, attributing to unnecessary resource utilization. Proven methods for mitigating fall occurrences transpire through reliable fall education and by creating programs that directly impact these incidents. These agendas are essential and can lessen undue stress, obligations, and associated fiscal liability.
Purpose: This DNP project aimed to ascertain and expand unit nurses' fall prevention strategy knowledge in a long-term acute care hospital, bringing awareness of evidence-based practices through a learning addendum.
Methods: This program, based on a descriptive, quasi-experimental, pre-, and post-analysis, strategically …
A Quality Improvement Project To Improve The Management Of Patients At Risk For Falls, Crystal Medici
A Quality Improvement Project To Improve The Management Of Patients At Risk For Falls, Crystal Medici
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: Falls are one of the most common adverse events in the hospital. Falls can result in injury, increased hospital length of stays, increased costs and use of hospital resources, and death. The risk of falling is even higher for hospitalized patients due to unfamiliar environments, new medications and treatments, acute illness symptoms, surgery, bed rest, lines, tubes, and catheters.
Purpose: This quality improvement project aimed to increase awareness of the importance of fall prevention in the hospital setting and educate nursing staff on fall prevention to decrease patient falls.
Methods: This project utilized a quasi-experimental study design that includes …