Abstract
Falls are among the most common and serious problems facing older adult patients living in nursing homes. The focus of this project was to implement an hourly rounding fall prevention protocol in a nursing home that provides care for older Military veteran patients. The purpose was to answer the following question: In veteran patients aged 65 years or older and living in a nursing home unit, how does implementing an hourly rounding fall prevention program compared to current traditional fall prevention programs affect fall occurrences within a six-week implementation period? The impetus of the project was that all three skilled-care units in the nursing home were experiencing high fall rates with adverse effects. The method of study involved a pilot study in a 34-bed unit and the implementation of the 3B: Scheduled Rounding Protocol adapted from the AHRQ toolkit.
Sigma Membership
Theta Tau
Type
DNP Capstone Project
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Organizational Review
Research Approach
Pilot/Exploratory Study
Keywords:
Falls Prevention, Hourly Rounding, Elderly population, QI
Advisor
Rosemary Haggins
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Capella University
Degree Year
2018
Recommended Citation
Sanyi, Carine, "Hourly rounding and fall prevention: A change process" (2018). DNP and Student Works. 151.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dnps/151
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Review Type
Peer-review: Single Blind
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2018-05-09
Full Text of Presentation
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