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Contribute to the improvement ofclinical practice: Ensuring thefalls risk assessment is completedupon admission to the ward topromote falls prevent

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3Identify...................................................................................................................................3Situation..................................................................................................................................3Background.............................................................................................................................3MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4Assessment.............................................................................................................................4Recommended practice and strategies....................................................................................6CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTIONIdentifyClinical improvement area is an effective way of improving and maintaining quality ofcare in order to attain better results and outcomes. It helps in providing the best quality servicesin the clinical areas and also assess fall risk assessment at the time of admission. SituationAim and objectivesThe key objective of this study is to evaluate clinical practice which helps in ensuring thefall risk prevention practice in Australia. The main objective of this study is to identify thepatients who are at high risk of fall at the time of admission to the ward. BackgroundPatient fall is one of the major cause of harm during treatment in hospital. It is evidencebased safety initiative which helps in prevention of fall risk by using effective clinical basedpractice. This leads to major health problems which in turn leads to ineffective results andoutcomes. This study will help in identifying interventions in order to improve patients care. The main problem of the study is that the country hospital in South Australia has onlyone Acute ward. The key problem is all the patients suffering from various health problems areadmitted in the same ward. This study will focus on highlighting the risk assessment of patientsat the time of admission in order top provide proper care. PurposeThis study will help in improvement of clinical practice which helps in fall riskassessment. This study is carried out to find the best clinical practice and intervention to promotefalls prevention. Definition of termsFall: This is an event where person comes to rest inadvertently on floor or any otherlower level. Risk assessment tool: This framework helps in organising knowledge in order to preventfalls in hospital. 3

Clinical intervention: This is a professional activity which helps in improving thequality by giving justified recommendation. MAIN BODYAssessmentReview of literature(Morgan and et.al., 2017) sought to determine the fact that, patients are admitted to thehospital due to change in cognitive or physical condition, which is when combined with high riskof fall assessment among patients. Patients fall results in injury which may lead to functionalimpairments, chronic pain, permanent or temporary disability and death. The main cause ofpatients fall is due to improper quality of services, hospital environment, patients behaviour andcharacteristics, etc. (Morgan and et.al., 2017) sought to determine the fact that, fall risk of thepatient should be assessed at the time of admission which helps nurses in determining whichpatients are at higher risk of falling. Obese patients and cardiac patients are at high risk of fall.The nursing care should focus on determining the condition of the patients, medical historywhich in turn helps in giving effective care. (Barker and et.al., 2016) established that, risk of falls can be classified into accidentalfalls, unanticipated fall and anticipated falls. Anticipated falls occurs when patients score on thefall risk tool shows that the patient is at a risk of fall. Example, loss of balance, impaired vision,impaired gait and impaired cognition. Unanticipated fall is not indicated on risk factor ofpatients. This fall is unpredictable. This is the reason fall risk assessment is necessary at thetiome of admission to the ward in order to take necessary decision. Example patient faintssuddenly. Accidental fall is when patient fall unintentionally which mainly occurs due toslipping, tripping, equipment failure, etc. (Visvanathan and et.al., 2019) sought to analyse thefact that, the fall rates among medical ward in Australia is approximately 27000 in the year2012-13. The younger patients aged between 18-39 accounts to 3.2% of falls. Approximately79% of people experience fall over 70 years of age (Prevention of falls in acute hospital settings:a multi-site audit and best practice implementation project, 2015). Outcome measures4

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