TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Designing a falls prevention strategy that works
JO  - Journal of nursing care quality
A1  - Ireland, Sandra
A1  - Lazar, Terry
A1  - Mavrak, Caroline
A1  - Morgan, Beverly
A1  - Pizzacalla, Anne
A1  - Reis, Cathy
A1  - Fram, Nancy
SP  - 198
EP  - 207
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - In implementing an evidence-based falls prevention strategy in acute care, planners are frequently pressed to meet organizational targets while allowing staff flexibility to match interventions with patient population needs and clinical realities. We describe the process of how one hospital creatively used evidence, systems change, staff engagement, expert consultation, policy and protocols, staff and patient education, marketing, and celebration to design and implement a falls prevention strategy on 60 clinical units that reduced annual fall rates by 20%.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-3631
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -