Author : Agnes Antony
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (135 download)
Book Synopsis Fall Risk Assessment and Implementation of Multiple Interventions for Fall Prevention by : Agnes Antony
Download or read book Fall Risk Assessment and Implementation of Multiple Interventions for Fall Prevention written by Agnes Antony and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fall prevention is an urgent global health care challenges and it needs effective and cost efficient multi-faceted strategies. The reported inpatient fall result in injury up to 33% out of that 4-6% is serious leading to impaired rehabilitation, co-morbidity and even death. Falls increases length of stay in the hospitals and health care costs (Choi, Lawler, Boenecke, Ponatoski, and Zimring, 2011). The objectives of this study is to reduce falls at Sunrise Hospital's Acute Stroke and Epilepsy Care Unit (ASECU), which has the highest rate of falls compared to all other units. The aim of the project is to create more awareness among nurses and other care givers about fall risk assessment, fall prevention strategies and modify the caring environment with learned knowledge and skills of the staff. An educational manual development and education program for nurses about the importance of accurate fall risk assessment and multifaceted intervention strategies from evidence can reduce falls at ASECU. Implementation of multifaceted interventions can increase the safety and quality of care associated with decreased health care costs. Spot checks and chart audits daily for two weeks, then weekly on all high risk for fall patients can be done to evaluate the compliance. The success of the program is significant reduction in fall rate and that is evaluated every month, every three month, every six month and then yearly following the implementation. The results are disseminated to nurses and other health care providers inside the hospital through staff meetings and e-letter monthly. To the community it is accessible through magazine H2U, flyers, and brochures. The video-on-demand and website are further tools for dissemination to the stakeholders. Falls can be reduced or prevented with proper and accurate assessments, intervention strategies and following the guidelines at ASECU, at Sunrise Hospital.