NURS FPX6414 Assessment 1 Conference Poster Presentation

NURS FPX6414 Assessment 1 Conference Poster Presentation

Abstract 

Every healthcare professional works to raise the bar on care delivery in the hopes of bettering the results for their patients. The best outcome may be achieved by ensuring that patients’ safety is prioritized and maintained at all times. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional mortality among senior citizens in the United States, defined as those aged 65 and over (CDC, 2020). Every year, elderly people who have been injured in falls make 2.8 million trips to emergency rooms for treatment (CDC, 2020).

The elderly have an increased risk of falling due to a number of factors, including confusion, mobility issues, and the urgent need to urinate. In addition, senior patients are at an increased risk of experiencing falls while in the hospital, which may occasionally result in deadly injuries (LeLaurin & Shorr, 2019). Between 700,000 and 1 million hospitalized patients fall each year, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (LeLaurin & Shorr, 2019). According to epidemiological research, the number of falls occurring for every 1000 bed days is between 3.5 and 9.5. (LeLaurin & Shorr, 2019). The elderly have an increased risk of falling due to a number of factors, including confusion, mobility issues, and the urgent need to urinate.

NURS FPX6414 Assessment 1 Conference Poster Presentation

The investigation that was carried out by Galet et al., 2018 had the participation of 931 patients (Galet et al., 2018). There were a total of 931 patients, and of them, 633 had the highest risk of falling as a result of either mental or physical impairments, as well as incontinence (Galet et al., 2018). Even a single fall might potentially lengthen the patient’s stay in the hospital. An informatics team at OhioHealth devised a solution to help minimize the number of patients who have fallen, the Schmid tool (Lee et al., 2019). This approach is employed with the goals of identifying individuals who are at a high risk of falling and creating suitable therapies to lower that risk. When determining a patient’s fall risk, every aspect of their mobility, mental condition, ability to eliminate waste, previous falls, and drugs currently being taken are taken into consideration. In order to evaluate the Schmid tool with the intention of improving patient safety and the overall quality of the outcomes, data will be utilized in combination with informatics models. 

Introduction 

About 2.8 million adults each year visit the emergency department due to fall-related injuries (LeLaurin & Shorr, 2019). 

Every year, between 700,000 and 1,000,000 hospitalized patients have falls (LeLaurin & Shorr, 2019). 

Falls lead to longer hospital stays leading to high expenses of care. 

Scmid tool is used to identify patients who are at high risk of falls.