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    This document describes a quality improvement program at Guru Nanak CARE Hospital aimed at reducing patient falls. The program involved collecting data on fall incidents, educating nurses on fall risk assessment and prevention protocols, improving safety measures like installing bed rails and grab bars, and analyzing results which showed a reduction in falls over time. The team's objectives were to improve nurses' skills in assessing at-risk patients and raising awareness of safety policies and prevention methods.

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    This document describes a quality improvement program at Guru Nanak CARE Hospital aimed at reducing patient falls. The program involved collecting data on fall incidents, educating nurses on fall risk assessment and prevention protocols, improving safety measures like installing bed rails and grab bars, and analyzing results which showed a reduction in falls over time. The team's objectives were to improve nurses' skills in assessing at-risk patients and raising awareness of safety policies and prevention methods.

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    This document describes a quality improvement program at Guru Nanak CARE Hospital aimed at reducing patient falls. The program involved collecting data on fall incidents, educating nurses on fall risk assessment and prevention protocols, improving safety measures like installing bed rails and grab bars, and analyzing results which showed a reduction in falls over time. The team's objectives were to improve nurses' skills in assessing at-risk patients and raising awareness of safety policies and prevention methods.

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    The document discusses a quality improvement program at Guru Nanak CARE Hospital aimed at reducing patient falls through various prevention methods.

    The aim of the quality improvement program (QIP) is to reduce the incidence of falls and risk of falls, and to improve staff knowledge regarding fall risks.

    The program objectives are to improve nurses' competency in assessing vulnerable patients, raise awareness of patient safety protocols, safety policies, and fall prevention methods like grab bars.

    Fall Prevention

    QUALITY
    IMPROVEMENT
    PROGRAMME
    Guru Nanak CARE Hospital, Musheerabad
    QIP – Fall Prevention

    Team Members
    GUIDE – Dr. Naresh L. Vadlamani
    FACILITATOR – Sr. Rajakumari
    DATA COLLECTION – Sr. Shirley Thomas

    MEMBERS – All In charge sisters


    QIP – Fall Prevention

    Aim of the QIP

     To reduce incidence of falls and risk of falls

     To improve knowledge of the staff regarding the risk of Falls.

    Duration
     May 2010 – Till date
    QIP – Fall Prevention

    Objective

     To improve nurses competency to assess vulnerable

    patients
     awareness about patient safety protocol.

     Improvement of awareness in safety policies of hospital

     Improve nurses awareness about Fall prevention methods

    followed (Grab bars etc)


    QIP – Fall Prevention

    Data Collection Method and Analysis


    Sampling method
    Convenient sampling

    Sampling Time
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, Incidents informed by the nursing
    stations & other sources

    Time frame
    Within 24 hours of patient admission
    QIP – Fall Prevention

    Data Collection Method and Analysis


    Methodology
    Assessment of vulnerable patient.
    Introduction of “Vulnerable patient / fall risk
    assessment oral feed back”
    Nurses training on fall prevention/Vulnerable patients
    policy
    INCIDENTS – PATIENT FALLS
    Date Area Details
    29/06/2010 II Floor, Patient came for OP dialysis  
    Patient S*** Patient fell down in corridor of dialysis while going
    home  
    Returned back & given 25% dextrose  
    After dialysis GRBS 40,
    Sent after stabilized

    16/10/2010 301 NS Patient wants to go toilet without calling help, attender


    Pt. M.L. was sleeping.
    Age: 73/F, Pt. got down from the bed, fell down & had lacerated
    injury also haematoma formed at lower jaw.
    Pt. Attendant came and informed to sister
    Dressing done, informed to CMO & followed the
    advised medication.

    There was no side rails when it was happened.


    Staff didn’t follow the policy for vulnerable patients
    INCIDENTS – PATIENT FALLS
    Date Area Details
    28/11/2010 315 NS;
    Post CAG Patient (fell down while walking at
    NRSRDY*
    ** ward on Sunday. Skin peeling was there at knee
    site.
    Attendant was there with the patient.
    No harm

    Action taken:
    Counselled and trained all the staff on fall risk assessment as well as
    vulnerable patient policy
    Regular audit of nurses admission assessment for fall risk is in progress
    Results QIP – Fall Prevention

     Comparative graph of reduced incidence of falls


    QIP – Fall Prevention

    Quality Measures taken


     Fall prevention Education Program for nurses

     Introduced fall risk assessment in nurses admission assessment.

     RCA carried out for the incidence of fall.

     Side railing installed for 70% of patient cots.

     Introduced wheel chairs and trolleys with safety belt and lock.

     Discussed with the management to install Grab Bars in all patient toilets.

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