decreasing falls through promoting patient mobility in the
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NHADINE FABRO-BROWN
WENDY SCOTT
MS-L
Decreasing Falls Through Promoting Patient Mobility in the Acute Care Setting
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Introduction
▪ Problem Statement: Prolonged immobility causes progressive functional decline, which increases patients’ risk for falling.
▪ Goals▪ Benefits▪ SMART Objectives
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Introduction Cont.
▪ AIM Statement: Increase the number of patients getting up for breakfast and lunch by 25% in the next 4 weeks, and decrease the number of falls by 25% during the pilot period compared to the previous month by pilot testing a dedicated Mobility Rounder role
▪ Setting▪ Scope▪ Partners
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RCA (Root Cause Analysis)
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Process Map
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Interventions
▪ Project design and approval
▪ Pilot the role of the Mobility RounderRole Includes:
-Performing a Gemba Walk-Rounding on all admitted patients-Providing staff assistance in getting patients up out of bed -Providing patient/family education-Providing just-in-time staff feedback
▪ Analyze, interpret, and present collected data
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Improvement
▪ The number of patients who were up for breakfast and lunch went up during the pilot period.
▪The number of falls went down by 50% during the pilot period compared to the month prior
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Control and Sustainability
▪ Provide just-in-time patient education and staff feedback
▪ Encourage patient and family involvement
▪ Keep staff informed of unit progress, provide staff recognition
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Questions