@article{ref1,
title="Preventing falls in older people on mental health inpatient wards: a quality improvement project",
journal="Nursing older people",
year="2022",
author="McNamara, Christine Sheila and Toner, Alison and Murray, Lynne",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Older people on mental health inpatient wards are at high risk of falls due to a combination of physiological, pathophysiological and pharmacological factors. Falls prevention should therefore be a priority for nursing staff caring for this patient group. This article describes a quality improvement project conducted on four older adult mental health inpatient wards in Scotland. The project aimed to reduce the number of falls, increase staff's adherence to person-centred falls prevention care planning, and ensure every fall would prompt a post-fall review. Nursing staff participated in a falls prevention training session and registered nurses received, in addition, one-to-one coaching sessions on person-centred care planning. Despite the challenges faced by mental healthcare professionals at the time of the project, staff responded positively and there was a decrease in the number of falls, including falls resulting in harm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1472-0795",
doi="10.7748/nop.2022.e1417",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nop.2022.e1417"
}