Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To guide fall prevention efforts, United States organisations, such as the Joint Commission and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, have recommended organisational-level implementation strategies: leadership support, interdisciplinary falls committees, electronic health record tools, and staff, family and patient education. It is unclear whether hospitals adhere to such strategies or how these strategies are operationalised.

Objective

To identify and describe the prevalence of specific hospital fall prevention implementation strategies.

Methods

In 2017, we surveyed 80 US hospitals participating in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators who volunteered for the study. We conducted descriptive statistics by calculating percentages for

SUBMITTER: Turner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7501087 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature