Abstract
Every year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of patients fall in hospitals with 30 to 50 percent resulting in injury. In Texas, the fall rate in adult patients is 33.9 percent, and in one teaching hospital in South Texas, patient fall rates have been above the national benchmark for two years (2017-2019), despite increased use of sitters for patient safety and multiple fall prevention strategies. The annual direct care cost of all fall events in the United States for individuals more than 65 years old is about $34 billion. Objectives of the fall initiative program were increasing adherence to documentation of data from the Morse Fall Assessment and tailored interventions in the electronic health record. The goal of the project was to promote patient safety by decreasing the fall rate per 1000 patient days to below the national benchmark of 3.44/1000 patient days.
Sigma Membership
Theta Tau
Type
DNP Capstone Project
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Morse Fall Scale, Tailored Intervention for Falls, Fall Checklist, Fall Prevention, Telemetry Units, Nurse Intervention
Advisor
Camille Payne
Second Advisor
Norma Teran
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Degree Year
2020
Recommended Citation
Galang, Roda S., "The use of tailored interventions to prevent falls: A quality improvement project in the telemetry unit" (2020). DNP and Student Works. 252.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dnps/252
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2020-09-03
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