医学
质量(理念)
肿瘤科
质量管理
内科学
运营管理
工程类
认识论
哲学
管理制度
作者
Stephanie Hammontree,Maryellen Potts,Adam Neiberger,Danielle Olds,Daniel F. English,Jamie Myers
出处
期刊:Kansas journal of medicine
[The University of Kansas]
日期:2023-08-24
卷期号:16 (2): 200-206
标识
DOI:10.17161/kjm.vol16.20271
摘要
Patients receiving cancer treatment are at high risk for falls. No current guidelines or standards of care exist for assessment and prevention of outpatient oncology falls. This quality improvement project's purpose was to 1) describe and evaluate outpatient oncology falls data to determine root cause(s), and develop, implement, and evaluate intervention strategies for future policy refinement, and 2) compare fall rates pre/post implementation of a system-wide Ambulatory Fall Risk Bundle.Retrospective data were used to describe and categorize fall incidence for the University of Kansas Cancer Center over 12 months. Further analyses were conducted to describe fall rates per 10,000 kept appointments pre/post implementation of an Ambulatory Fall Risk Bundle protocol. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with medical assistants and nurse managers to evaluate the initiative's impact, staff satisfaction, and recommendations for refinement.The initial 12-month assessment yielded 58 patient falls retained for further analyses. Most patients were receiving chemotherapy (46, 79%). Common contributing symptoms included dizziness/ faintness and weakness (25, 43%). Tripping/falling over a hazard (12, 24%) and falls during transfer (10, 5.8%) also were cited. Subsequent analyses of fall rates indicated no change. Recommendations resulting from the qualitative interviews included: orthostatic vital sign protocol implementation, redesign of the electronic medical record fall risk alert, stakeholder involvement in protocol development, staff training, and related patient education strategies, and the procurement of additional assistive devices/equipment.System-related policy and culture change, investment in physical and human resource enhancements, and evidence-based protocols are needed to improve outpatient oncology fall rates.
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