Question

Your hospital wants to decrease the rate of falls in patient older than 65 years of age. You have been asked to conduct an EBP project regarding these patient outcomes. What are some of the ethical considerations you must think about and incorporate into this project?

Answer 1

The main goal of patient fall prevention is to prevent additional harm to patient while they are hospitalized.  

Measures to prevent falls: *Eliminate slipping and tripping hazards. *Keep the bed at the proper height during transfer and when the patient rises to a standing position. *Don't keep the bed in a low position at all times. *Check chairs ,toilets, and safety grab bars for potential safety problems. *Use proper room lighting. *Make sure the patient wear's proper footwear.  

Ethical consideration to prevent falls are avoid and stop physical and psychological abuse of older patient. Physical abuse cause physical damage to patient and causes falls. Psychological abuse leads to confusion and causes falls. These things we need to implement in project.