Patient Fall Prevention

Overview of anti-stop measures The nurse's Quality and Education (QSEN) program sets several goals for future nurses, including knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA). According to the definition of safety of QSEN, the effectiveness of the system and the individual's performance minimize the risk of injury to the patient (QSEN, 2014). Preventing falls is important for patient safety, as falling is very good in medical care. The Joint Committee (2011) also stated that prevention of falls is a national safety patient target (NPSG) 09.02.01, demanding hospitals to reduce the risk of injury from falls.

Falling patients is one of the most common events affecting patient safety in medical institutions. There are various ways to prevent a patient from falling. To identify, evaluate and prevent patient falls is a major challenge for healthcare professionals to provide a safe environment in medical practice. The hospital gathers to influence the fall and to understand its occurrence and the factors that reduce the resulting injury and death. Therefore, the risk of a patient falling over is considered an indicator of safety for medical institutions. Falls and related injuries are related to the quality of medical care and are cited as indicators of medical quality monitored by the American National Nurse Association, the National Health Quality Indicator Database, and the National Quality Forum. (NCBI)

Background Despite long-term and extensive attention to prevention of falls, patients continue to fall, many of which cause injuries. Their experience is not unusual. It is estimated that 700,000 to 1 million people are hospitalized in the US hospital every year from 1 30% to 35% of patients injured because of falls and about 11,000 people died. On the day, the cost of severe falls, the average loss per patient is $ 14,056 8,9 Medicare and Medicaid Services Center (CMS) judged that falls are an unavoidable preventable event

Fall is the largest category of incidents reported by hospital. Fall turnover rate and injury rate for inpatient depends on patient population, patient risk factors, presence of fall prevention program and intervention, and definitions of toggle rate indicators used in hospitals. The strongest forecast in fall is the previous decline. The cost of falling is high and it helps to increase medical expenses. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to exceed the $ 19 billion cost of fall injuries for people over the age of 65 and expects a fatal decline of $ 200 million. A fall may have a serious effect on the individual's ability to become a member of the family, community, or society. Patient falls are the second most common cause of hospital injuries and are incidents of the largest category reported by the hospital.