Effects of “Fall Risk Assessment Training” on Knowledge and Skills of Nurses
Journal Title: Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics (JQHE) - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: “Patient fall” has become one of the major concerns in hospital settings. Time to time assessment of patients is needed to identify vulnerable patients who are at risk of fall. Hence, “fall risk assessment” helps to plan appropriate preventive measures to minimize patients’ fall; all healthcare professionals and especially nurses play major role. Fall risk assessment training helps to improve knowledge and skills of nurses related to the same. Methodology: Pre and posttest design was used in this study. 22 nurses were purposefully selected from male and female medicine wards of a multispecialty teaching hospital. Single, short duration training on fall risk assessment was imparted to them with power point presentation. Nurses’ knowledge and skills were tested with the help of case study followed by assessing patient for risk of fall. Results: All 22 nurses had completed general nursing and midwifery training. Nurses ranged from 21years to 40 years of age. Work experience varied among nurses ranging from less than 2 years to more than 13 years. Study results confirmed that knowledge and skills score of nurses improved after the training which confirms that fall risk assessment training was effective.
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Joshi BS* and Solankhi G
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