Patients' perspectives of falling while in an acute care hospital and suggestions for prevention

Patient falls and falls with injury are the largest category of reportable incidents and a significant problem in hospitals. Patients are an important part of fall prevention; therefore, we asked patients who have fallen about reason for fall and how falls could be prevented. There were two categori...

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Published inApplied nursing research Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 238 - 241
Main Authors Carroll, Diane L., Dykes, Patricia C., Hurley, Ann C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2010
W.B. Saunders Company/JNL
Subjects
Accident prevention
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Acute services
Adult
Aged
Diuresis
Falls
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Inpatients - psychology
Male
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Patient care
Patient safety
Patients
Prevention
Risk communication
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Summary:Patient falls and falls with injury are the largest category of reportable incidents and a significant problem in hospitals. Patients are an important part of fall prevention; therefore, we asked patients who have fallen about reason for fall and how falls could be prevented. There were two categories for falls: the need to toilet coupled with loss of balance and unexpected weakness. Patients asked to be included in fall risk communication and asked to be part of the team to prevent them from falling. Nurses need to share a consistent and clear message that they are there for patient safety.
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ISSN:0897-1897
1532-8201
DOI:10.1016/j.apnr.2008.10.003