Fall prevention practices in adult medical-surgical nursing units described by nurse managers.
West J Nurs Res
; 33(3): 385-97, 2011 Apr.
Article
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| ID: mdl-20921126
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article was to describe nursing practices (e.g., assessment, interventions) around fall prevention, as perceived by nurse managers in adult, medical-surgical nursing units. One hundred forty nurse managers from 51 hospitals from across the United States participated. Descriptive frequencies are used to describe nurse manager responses. The most commonly used fall risk assessment tool was the Morse Fall Risk Assessment Tool (40%). The most common fall prevention interventions included bed alarms (90%), rounds (70%), sitters (68%), and relocating the patient closer to the nurses' station (56%). Twenty-nine percent of nurse managers identified physical restraints as an intervention to prevent falls whereas only 10% mentioned ambulation. No nurse manager identified that RN hours per patient-day were adjusted to prevent falls or fall-related injuries. More work is needed to build systems that ensure evidence-based nursing interventions are consistently applied in acute care.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acidentes por Quedas
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Supervisão de Enfermagem
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Unidades Hospitalares
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West J Nurs Res
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos