TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Preventing falls in older people on mental health inpatient wards: a quality improvement project
JO  - Nursing older people
A1  - McNamara, Christine Sheila
A1  - Toner, Alison
A1  - Murray, Lynne
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1472-0795
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nop.2022.e1417
ID  - ref1
ER  -