Essay On Fall Prevention

Cangany et al. (2015) found that the growing evidence based practice has been involved to reduce the fall by applying the planning and intervention technique; however, the nurse needs to prioritize the patient specific needs to prevent fall prevention in acute care settings. The article indicates that further study needed to find out successful outcome and identify the effective strategies. Abreu et al. (2012) article indicates that fall prevention is difficult, but it is important for the nurse to monitor the patient and understand the guidelines to prevent fall. The article also represents that health professionals also needs more guidelines and training to recognize the effective interventions to prevent falls. Throughout the literature
All these articles review the fall prevention intervention and support the evidence based practice report based on case studies completion and observation; however, it also shows that multiple interventions needed to prevent falls such as, fall screening tools, medication regimen, bedside hand off communication, hourly rounding as well as rounding during shift change, continuous observing to the patient who has fall within 12 months, providing education material to staffs, patients, and families. The articles also represents that further research needed to have better understanding of which individual intervention would be the most effective to prevent fall and fall related injury. Since it is impossible to prevent all falls, making the best efforts should reduce the fall rates and keeping patient safe from harm. According to the evidence based practice report on fall, I have gain the knowledge of identifying fall risk factors and applying multiple interventions in order to prevent falls. Not only that, I also understand the importance of cost of hospitalization related to fall occurs as well as the complications to the patient. Using of multiple tools and interventions may involve preventing fall and fall related injury and improving patient’s