Abstract
The purpose of this presentation is to describe a macrosystem (hospital wide) falls reduction practice bundle change strategy that reduced falls by 68% from the prior year and has continued to sustain the outcomes for the current 10 months post implementation.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Lead Author Affiliation
Christus Santa Rosa - New Braunfels Hospital, New Braunfels, Texas, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Fall Reduction, Practice Change, Sustained Results
Recommended Citation
Hart, Amy and Parsons, Mickey L., "Falls reduction" (2016). Convention. 483.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2015/posters_2015/483
Conference Name
43rd Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Conference Year
2015
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Review Type
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Falls reduction
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The purpose of this presentation is to describe a macrosystem (hospital wide) falls reduction practice bundle change strategy that reduced falls by 68% from the prior year and has continued to sustain the outcomes for the current 10 months post implementation.
Description
43rd Biennial Convention 2015 Theme: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, Lead Globally.