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Using a quality improvement team to reduce patient falls.

C Corbett1, B Pennypacker

  • 1Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.

Journal for Healthcare Quality : Official Publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
|August 6, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Hospital fall prevention remains a challenge for nurses. Implementing continuous quality improvement methods and a dedicated fall prevention process led to success at Robert Packer Hospital.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Patient Safety
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Preventing patient falls in hospitals is a persistent challenge for nursing staff.
  • Despite extensive literature, fall prevention remains a difficult issue for many healthcare facilities.
  • Medication errors share similar challenges in prevention efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a successful fall prevention strategy implemented at Robert Packer Hospital.
  • To highlight the application of continuous quality improvement principles in patient safety initiatives.

Main Methods:

  • The nursing staff at Robert Packer Hospital adopted systematic methods.
  • Implementation of continuous quality improvement (CQI) principles was central to the strategy.

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  • A dedicated fall prevention process was established.

    • Main Results:

    • The nursing staff achieved success in fall prevention.
    • The systematic approach and CQI principles were key to the positive outcomes.
    • The established fall prevention process proved effective.

    Conclusions:

    • Systematic application of continuous quality improvement is effective for hospital fall prevention.
    • Establishing a dedicated fall prevention process can overcome chronic challenges in patient safety.
    • Success in fall prevention is achievable through structured quality improvement initiatives.