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Improving A Fall Prevention And Management Program In An Acute Care Setting, Ashlee D. Gallion
Improving A Fall Prevention And Management Program In An Acute Care Setting, Ashlee D. Gallion
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
In-patient falls are common but preventable adverse events. A patient fall has become a targeted event that hospitals across the country are trying to prevent by implementing new evidence-based strategies and techniques. The purpose of this capstone project was to implement a valid and reliable fall risk assessment tool and a post-fall huddle process. Following a 30-day pilot of the new fall prevention protocol on a medical-surgical unit at the Cabell Huntington Hospital, the documentation of fall risk and post-fall huddles was examined. Fall rates during the pilot were compared to pre-implementation rates. During this project, the new fall risk …