Study target population
The study was carried out in Zurich Hospital in Switzerland. Milisen, Brown, and De Geest (2006) wanted to assess methods of fall prevention. In this research, the risk assessment and intervention of nursing were employed in reducing risks of falls experienced in hospitals.
The targeted population for this study was the patients. The authors recruited 409 patients for the program in which 211 patients were registered under usual care, as 198 patients were placed under the intervention group. The study program included training nurses who were using the Morse Fall scale. Besides, there was an implementation of 15 chosen preventive interventions for the research(Milisen, Brown & De Geest, 2006).
The problem, which prompted the study
Hospitals have been struggling with the issues of falling amongst the patients brought to the hospital. Thus, the averting in-hospital fall was the critical objective, which led the authors to convene the study. It is advisable to avoid poor patient results whenever they come to the hospital for care purposes. Therefore, the authors wanted to assess the effectiveness of fall prevention programs led by the nurses in the hospital.
Intervention
As indicated by Oliver, Healey & Haines (2019), falls are the primary causative agents of both non-fatal and fatal injuries experienced. In most cases, falls become a cost in terms of dollars as well as life quality. Nevertheless, falling is never an inevitable component of aged persons. In the practical adjustment of lifestyles, evidence-based programs, and partnerships at various community levels are some interventions put forward on reducing falls amongst the senior persons (Oliver, Healey & Haines, 2019). Thus, the experiment is a significant breakthrough to assist hospitals to come up with suitable ways.
Instruments used in the article
The authors used various instruments to attain the study results. Firstly, the authors employed 300 hospital -beds in a Swiss hospital. In this hospital, 409 patients were recruited to participate in the study. Nurses were used in recording various cases of falling amongst the patients’ understudy. Similarly, nurses employed the Morse Fall Scale in implementing multiple measures of fall prevention.
References
Milisen, K., Brown, C. W., & De Geest, S. (2006). Fall Prevention in a Swiss Acute Care Hospital Setting: Reducing Multiple Falls. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 32(3), 13-22.
Oliver, D., Healey, F., & Haines, T. P. (2019). Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in hospitals. Clinics in geriatric medicine, 26(4), 645-692.