Nurses' Perceptions of Implementing Fall Prevention Interventions to Mitigate Patient-Specific Fall Risk Factors.
Evidence-based (EB) fall prevention interventions to mitigate patient-specific fall risk factors are readily available but not routinely used in practice. Few studies have examined nurses' perceptions about both the use of these EB interventions and implementation strategies designed to promote their adoption. This article reports qualitative findings of nurses' perceptions about use of EB fall prevention interventions to mitigate patient-specific fall risks, and implementation strategies to promote use of these interventions. The findings revealed five major themes: before-study fall prevention practices, use of EB fall prevention interventions tailored to patient-specific fall risk factors, beneficial implementation strategies, overall impact on approach to fall prevention, and challenges These findings are useful to guide nurses' engagement and use of EB fall prevention practices tailored to patient-specific fall risk factors.
Kettering College, OH, USA.
Deleise S
DS
Wilson
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Mary
M
Montie
Trinity Health, Livonia, MI, USA.
Paul
P
Conlon
Trinity Health, Livonia, MI, USA.
Margaret
M
Reynolds
Trinity Health, Livonia, MI, USA.
Robert
R
Ripley
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA mtitler@med.umich.edu.
Marita G
MG
Titler
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
evidence-based fall prevention interventions; implementation science; patient-specific; providers’ perceptions; qualitative