End PJ Paralysis: An initiative to reduce patient's functional decline

KEYWORDS Immobility, functional decline, falls, pressure injuries, length of stay, patient experience KEY POINTS Immobility in hospital can have multiple adverse consequences for patients, including deconditioning, loss of functional ability and cognitive impairment, all of which have the potential...

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Published inThe Australian nursing journal Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 28 - 31
Main Authors Sweeney, Sue, Crowe, Shane, Watson, Wendy, Rasmussen, Bodil, Wynter, Karen, Holton, Sara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation 01.10.2020
Subjects
Brochures
Clinical outcomes
Cognitive ability
Executives
Health services
Hospitals
Initiatives
Patients
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:KEYWORDS Immobility, functional decline, falls, pressure injuries, length of stay, patient experience KEY POINTS Immobility in hospital can have multiple adverse consequences for patients, including deconditioning, loss of functional ability and cognitive impairment, all of which have the potential to increase a patient's length of stay. Initiatives that encourage mobilisation and reduce or prevent a decline in hospital inpatients' physical function appear to have a positive impact on patient outcomes and may reduce healthcare resource utilisation. [...]to other health services in the UK and Victoria which have implemented the program, Western Health conducted the program across all four of its hospitals (as opposed to the usual one ward in other settings), created its own marketing material which included posters and brochures for staff and patient education, and adapted the program's microsite which records data about the program so that it was specific to Western Health. Based on the outcomes of the UK study, the End PJ Paralysis initiative at Western Health aimed to improve the safety and quality of the healthcare delivered on inpatient wards by reducing the number of falls, hospital acquired pressure injuries and length of stay; and have a positive impact on patient experience and staff satisfaction.
ISSN:2202-7114
2207-1512