Person-centered care approach to prevention and management of falls among adults and aged in a Brazilian hospital: a best practice implementation project.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective is to assess compliance with evidence-based criteria regarding a person-centered care approach to the prevention and management of falls among adults and the elderly in a Brazilian private hospital.

Methods

This project used the JBI audit and feedback method to implement evidence into practice. The JBI Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System and Getting Research into Practice audit tools have been used to promote changes in oncology and medical-surgical wards. The implementation protocol was designed based on the primary barriers and facilitators identified in the baseline audit, along with a training program and changes in the electronic medical records. Nursing documentation available in medical records, interviews with nurses who worked

SUBMITTER: Albertini ACDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010697 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature