Other Titles
Preventing falls using evidence-based practice
Abstract
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to examine the trend of patient falls on a post-surgical unit at an 11,000-bed hospital in the US to develop interventions based on the findings to prevent falls.
Sigma Membership
Gamma Iota
Lead Author Affiliation
Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Patient Falls, Medical Surgical Unit, Prevalence and Trends of Falls
Recommended Citation
Byrnes, Tru, "Prevalence and trends of falls on a surgical unit" (2017). INRC (Congress). 316.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2017/presentations_2017/316
Conference Name
28th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Dublin, Ireland
Conference Year
2017
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Prevalence and trends of falls on a surgical unit
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The purpose of this quality improvement project was to examine the trend of patient falls on a post-surgical unit at an 11,000-bed hospital in the US to develop interventions based on the findings to prevent falls.