title: Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team.
abstract: An organizational goal to decrease fall rates was initiated using a multidisciplinary, multimodal approach. One innovative strategy was the Friday fall review, where nurse managers present each fall that occurred to determine causes and potential preventive measures. Results of the project include a fall rate below the benchmark for 9 of 10 recent consecutive quarters. Because of the success of this initiative, the quality department has adopted the format to review all core measure indicators where there is noncompliance or less than optimal performance.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Administration, St Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, Kentucky 41017, USA. tina.volz@stelizabeth.com
authors.forename: Tina M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Volz
authors.forename: T Jane
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Swaim
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009746:Nursing, Team; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States