J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jan-Mar;24(1):33-41.

Reducing serious injury from falls in two veterans' hospital medical-surgical units.

Quigley PA, Hahm B, Collazo S, Gibson W, Janzen S, Powell-Cope G, Rice F, Sarduy I, Tyndall K, White SV.

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VISN 8 Patient Safety Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA. Patricia.Quigley@med.va.gov

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A large veteran's hospital participated in a year-long collaborative project across 9 hospitals to reduce serious injury from falls in acute care, targeting medical-surgical units. The primary objective of this project was to develop and test a set of interventions (bundles) to prevent serious physical injury (fractures and hemorrhagic bleeds) from patient falls. The interventions were implemented using tests of change on 2 medical-surgical units focused on engaging unit-based staff and combining innovations for vulnerable populations at greatest risk for injury if they fall.

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