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Reducing Inpatient Falls Utilizing Multimodal Standardized Patient Education: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Sheryl Almandrez
Reducing Inpatient Falls Utilizing Multimodal Standardized Patient Education: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Sheryl Almandrez
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Purpose of Project: This project aims to utilize multimodal standardized patient education as an evidence-based practice intervention to reduce inpatient falls.
Background: In 2022, Kaiser Foundation Hospital (KFH) San Diego had 116 falls. Inpatient falls with injury account for the second-highest Joint Commission (TJC) sentinel event and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) adverse events. These injuries include lacerations, subdural hematoma, subdural hemorrhage, hip fractures, and wrist fractures. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have also stopped reimbursing hospitals for the care provided after patients have sustained a fall with injury.
The project was implemented at KFH-San Diego …