Abstract

This is an ongoing performance improvement project on reducing patient falls in a fast paced medical-surgical unit using Evidence-based interventions. This is a shared governance unit council led project.

Author Details

Nicole M. Bradley, MSN, RN, Nursing, Thomas Jefferson Hospital Methodist Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Thomas Jefferson Hospital Methodist Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Falls Prevention, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Reducing falls in an acute medical-surgical

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

This is an ongoing performance improvement project on reducing patient falls in a fast paced medical-surgical unit using Evidence-based interventions. This is a shared governance unit council led project.