Improving Neurology Inpatient Fall Rate: Effect of a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To reduce unwitnessed inpatient falls on the neurology services floor at an academic medical center by 20% over 15 months.

Patients and methods

A 9-item preintervention survey was administered to neurology nurses, resident physicians, and support staff. Based on survey data, interventions targeting fall prevention were implemented. Providers were educated during monthly in-person training sessions regarding the use of patient bed/chair alarms. Safety checklists were posted inside each patient's room reminding staff to ensure that bed/chair alarms were on, call lights and personal items were within reach, and patients' restroom needs were addressed. Preimplementation (January 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021) and postimplementation (April 1, 2021, to June 31, 2022) rates

SUBMITTER: Skolka MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10302162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature