Fall Prevention Practices and Implementation Strategies: Examining Consistency Across Hospital Units

Conclusions There is substantial variation in the implementation of fall prevention practices and implementation strategies across inpatient units. Our study found that resource-intensive practices (e.g., scheduled toileting) are less consistently used than less resource-intensive practices and that interdisciplinary approaches to fall prevention are limited. Future studies should examine how units tailor fall prevention practices based on patient risk factors and how units decide, based on their available resources, which implementation strategies should be used.
Source: Journal of Patient Safety - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research