This is a project that you will be working on throughout the quarter and is hypothetical. You will not be implementing this project into your workplace. Falls in the hospital your project assignment
Falls in Hospital
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Falls in Hospital Outline
a) Fall in hospital refers to an occurrence of a descent to a floor without anticipation with a risk of injury to patients (Bouldin et al., 2012). Falls can lead to various injuries in patients that include internal bleeding, fractures, sprain and even emotional torture.
b) According Weil, falls in the hospital have been in the increase globally with an estimation of 46% of 1000 patients. These statistics have continued to change with more cases being reported.
The causes of fall in hospitals vary from one patient to another; these may include the following;
a) Frailty of the patients due to illnesses. Due to long periods of ill health, patients can become weak with also some illnesses making patients weak and loose of body balance.
b) Dizziness and sleepiness caused by the intake of some medicines. Some drugs have been known to create dizziness after consumption; these drugs expose individuals to injuries associated with falls in hospital (Bouldin et al., 2012).
3) a) increased safety of patients.
b) Reduced time taken by patients in the health facility.
c) Reduced mortality rate of patients affected by falls in hospital (Hempel et al., 2013).
Prevention
Increased number of nurses, doctors and hospital attendants.
Well lit corridors and buildings.
Well-constructed floors that is not slippery.
Safe environs that are clutter free.
5 ) Nursing Interventions
Close attention to old and frail patients (Dykes et al., 2010).
Ensuring that patients are closely monitored
Proper circulation of information to patients on effects of some of the drugs they are taking and the areas that may lead to tripping and falling.
Close monitoring of post fall patients.
References
Bouldin, E., Andresen, E., Dunton, N., Simon, M., Waters, T., & Liu, M. et al. (2012). Falls Among Adult Patients Hospitalized in the United States. Journal Of Patient Safety, 1. doi: 10.1097/pts.0b013e3182699b64
Dykes, P., Carroll, D., Hurley, A., Lipsitz, S., Benoit, A., & Chang, F. et al. (2010). Fall Prevention in Acute Care Hospitals. JAMA, 304(17), 1912. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1567
Hempel, S., Newberry, S., Wang, Z., Booth, M., Shanman, R., & Johnsen, B. et al. (2013). Hospital Fall Prevention: A Systematic Review of Implementation, Components, Adherence, and Effectiveness. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 61(4), 483-494. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12169
