Comparing Inpatient Falls Guidelines to Develop an ICNP.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Informatics
• Clinical Guideline Synthesis
• Patient Safety

Background:

• Inpatient falls pose a significant risk to patient safety and healthcare costs.
• Existing clinical guidelines for managing inpatient falls lack standardization.
• The need for a unified nursing terminology in electronic health records is critical.

Purpose of the Study:

• To compare and synthesize existing clinical guidelines for inpatient falls.
• To develop an International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP)-based nursing catalogue.
• To enhance the quality of nursing documentation and patient care within electronic nursing records.

Main Methods:

• Systematic review and synthesis of clinical practice guidelines related to inpatient falls.
• Development of an ICNP^®-aligned nursing terminology.
• Content analysis of identified guidelines to extract key nursing concepts.

Main Results:

• A comprehensive catalogue of nursing terms and concepts for inpatient falls was developed.
• The catalogue is structured according to the ICNP^® framework.
• The synthesized content provides a foundation for standardized nursing documentation.

Conclusions:

• The developed ICNP^®-based nursing catalogue offers a standardized approach to documenting inpatient falls.
• Implementation of this catalogue can improve the quality and consistency of nursing care and electronic records.
• This initiative supports evidence-based nursing practice and patient safety.