Baseline Prevalence Study of Hendrich II Fall-Risk Assessment Tool at a Local Community Hospital

<p>Each year, 700,000 to 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in hospitals; 30%–35% of those sustain injuries, and 20% of falls will cause serious traumatic injuries. Yet, research shows that close to one-third of these falls could be prevented. This paper presents the analyses of two fall-risk tools, Hendrich II fall risk model (HFRM II) and PMAT, in a local community hospital. Extensive review of literature and statistical analysis of 106 patients’ assessments practices were used to determine the current assessment skills for falls and PMAT. The aim was to understand if RNs are using the tools appropriately and should a new tool be suggested. The data showed that the hospital’s RNs can improve on two components of HFRM II: assessing dizziness and vertigo, and Get Up and Go Test. Furthermore, in 40% of cases PMAT was not completed, likely due to labor-intensiveness and being a relatively new practice.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Level thesis:degree_level

Project/Capstone - Global access

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Vasconcelos Barbosa Borba Pontual, Emanuelle

Contributors dc:contributor

• Danijela Pavlic

• Falls
• PMAT
• Hendrich II
• Fall Prevention
• Fall tools
• Acute care
• Risk assessment
• Nursing
• Other Nursing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/673

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1702