Improving compliance of applying fall risk precautions
1. Improving compliance of applying fall
risk precautions for medium/high risk
patients for fall in in patient units
Improvement Project utilizing FOCUS PDCA
Methodology.
2. Find The Problem
• Based on the data provided by the clinical audit
department it was noted that only 33% of the
observed sample had completely all the fall risk
precautions applied.
• Which meant about 67% of the patient stated to be
at high risk for fall were at risk of fall because
incompliance to the proper fall prevention
precautions.
3. Percentage of Compliance For Fall Risk
EL-Iman Hospital; Dhulhaj 1434.
33%
67%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Precautions.
Complete Incomplete
Percentage
Compliance
N= 115
4. Find The Problem
• Further data collection was made to determine which
of the fall risk precautions were more frequent to be
not applied.
5. Percentage of Incompliance of Different Fall
30%
Prevention Precautions.
El-Iman Hospital; November 2013. N= 115
24%
21%
16%
5%
3%
0%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
F sign on
Door/Bed
Low bed
Position
ID Band Side Rails Avoid
clutter
Dim Light Leave
Door
Open
Percentage
Precautions
N(Incompliance)=77
6.
7. Find The Problem
• The most common fall precautions (vital few) that
showed incompliance (80%) were:
• F Sign on door.
• Low bed position.
• ID band.
8. Organize The Team
• Team leader: Mrs. Hanan (Nursing deputy manager)
• Facilitator: Dr. Reem (Quality Manager)
• Members:
• Dr. M. Raslan (Deputy Medical Director).
• Mr. Abdullah (Biomedical dep.).
• Mrs. Janet (Nurse Supervisor).
• Mrs. Entesar (Nurse Educator).
10. Incompliance with fall risk
Precautions application
Equipment
Materials
People
Nurse Busy
Policy
Nurse Negligence
Unawareness of the
policy
Escort Interference
F sign not available
Bed Broken
Patient Incompliance
Unawareness of
Required Precautions
Nurse Can’t Use
Morse Scale
Broken Side Rails
ID bands Not Available
11. Understand The Variation
• A data collection sheet was made to verify the
frequency of the causes generated by the
brainstorming the team performed.
• And a sample size of 115 cases was determined to
detect the frequencies.
15. Vital Few Involved
1. Nurse is busy (Gives other care requirements
higher priority).
2. Escort Interference.
3. F Sign not Available.
4. Broken Bed.
5. Nurse unawareness of the policy.
16. Percentage of Beds Condition in Inpatient Units
59%
41%
Al-Iman Hospital; 1434
N= 207
Broken Beds
Functioning Beds
17. Percentage of Broken Beds In Inpatient Units
100%
42%
Al-Iman Hospital; 2013
88%
60%
27%
50%
65%
44% 46%
7%
120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Percentage
Area
N= 207
18. Problem Action Responsible
Person
Due Date
Escort
Interference.
Nurse Education About
Importance of Patient &
Family Education About
Fall Risk and Precautions
Applied. (Every Monday
Nursing Lecture).
Ma’am Comfort
(Nurse Director).
Every
Monday Till
All Nurses
Are Covered.
Nurse
unawareness
of the policy.
Nurses Training &
Education.
Ma’am Comfort
(Nurse Director).
Every
Monday Till
All Nurses
Are Covered.
F Sign not
Available.
Replace The paper made
Signs with laminated F
Signs in all units.
Nursing
Department.
2/1435
Broken Bed. All beds which need spare
parts are to be provided
and fixed.
Biomedical Dep.
Nursing Dep.
3/1435
19. Percentage of Beds Condition in Inpatient Units
18%
82%
Al-Iman Hospital; 1435
N= 207
Broken Beds
Functioning Beds
20. 100%
46%
42%
88%
60%
27%
50%
65%
44%
16%
14%
33%
0%
0%
0%
65%
0%
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Paediatric Ward
Obstetric Ward
L&D
Gyn. Ward
Female Medical Ward
Female Surgical Ward
Male Specialist Ward
Male Medical Ward
Male Surgical Ward
Percentage
Area
Percentage of Broken Beds In Inpatient Units
Al-Iman Hospital; 2013
After Before
21. Percentage of Compliance For Fall Risk
EL-Iman Hospital; 12/1434 : 3/1435.
33%
Precautions.
84%
Invalid Data
23%
77%
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
12/1434 1/1435 2/1435 3/1435
Percentage
Month
Before Bed
Repair