Reducing serious injury from falls in two veterans' hospital medical-surgical units.
A large veteran's hospital participated in a year-long collaborative project across 9 hospitals to reduce serious injury from falls in acute care, targeting medical-surgical units. The primary objective of this project was to develop and test a set of interventions (bundles) to prevent serious physical injury (fractures and hemorrhagic bleeds) from patient falls. The interventions were implemented using tests of change on 2 medical-surgical units focused on engaging unit-based staff and combining innovations for vulnerable populations at greatest risk for injury if they fall.
Quigley
Patricia A
PA
VISN 8 Patient Safety Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA. Patricia.Quigley@med.va.gov
Hahm
Bridget
B
Collazo
Sonia
S
Gibson
Wanda
W
Janzen
Sandra
S
Powell-Cope
Gail
G
Rice
Fanny
F
Sarduy
Innette
I
Tyndall
Kyna
K
White
Susan V
SV
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*