Improving Neurology Inpatient Fall Rate: Effect of a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative

Objective: To reduce unwitnessed inpatient falls on the neurology services floor at an academic medical center by 20% over 15 months. Patients and Methods: A 9-item preintervention survey was administered to neurology nurses, resident physicians, and support staff. Based on survey data, intervention...

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Main Authors: Michael P. Skolka, MD, Bryan J. Neth, MD, PhD, Andrew Brown, MD, Stephanie J. Steel, MD, Katrina Hacker, APRN, CNS, MS, Catherine Arnold, MD, Michel Toledano, MD, Rafid Mustafa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454823000334