@article{ref1,
title="Orthostatic vital signs algorithm: decreasing falls in patients undergoing blood and marrow transplantation or treatment with cellular immunotherapy",
journal="Clinical journal of oncology nursing",
year="2020",
author="Grady, Lisa and Klein, John and Patterson, Amy Elizabeth and Pompos, Crystal and Reich, Richard R. and Mason, Tina M.",
volume="24",
number="5",
pages="489-494",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Falls experienced by patients undergoing blood and marrow transplantation or treatment with cellular immunotherapy (BMT-CI) may result in injury or death. An algorithm was developed using the patient fall circumstances identified in a chart analysis from 2016.   OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine if the Moffitt BMT-CI Orthostatic Vital Signs Algorithm could decrease inpatient falls.   METHODS: A pre-/post-test program evaluation was conducted for one year pre- and postimplementation of the algorithm on newly admitted inpatients. Adherence rate of nurses using the algorithm was monitored.   FINDINGS: Overall falls decreased from 5.38% to 3.44%, with zero falls or injuries related to orthostasis for newly admitted patients. Adherence of nurses using the algorithm increased from 60% to 93%. The fall rate has been sustained less than baseline with 100% adherence, and the algorithm has been adopted as standard of practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-1095",
doi="10.1188/20.CJON.489-494",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1188/20.CJON.489-494"
}