Abstract

Falls in the acute care setting can lead to serious patient injuries. Despite continued efforts to reduce falls, falls are still a common occurrence. One strategy that has been identified as promoting patient safety, including the prevention of falls, is that of hourly rounding. This quality improvement project implemented hourly rounding utilizing the AHRQ's 3B: Scheduled Rounding Protocol on a 48-bed telemetry unit to study the effects on fall reduction. Comparison of fall rates prior to the implementation of hourly rounding to that after hourly rounding was incorporated into practice, showed a reduction; however, the reduction of fall rates was not statistically significant.

Description

Tool(s) Used: The Steps of the Unfreezing -Change- Refreeze Model, and Fall Knowledge Test

Author Details

Courtney Delaparte, DNP, BSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Theta Tau

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quality Improvement

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Hourly Rounding, Fall Prevention, Acute Care Setting, Patient Safety

Advisors

Gipson, Mary||Christopher, Roberta

Advisor

Mary Gipson

Second Advisor

Roberta Christopher

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Jacksonville University

Degree Year

2021

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Review Type

Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-01

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