Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Elderly Patients

Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

College of Professional Studies

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Falls among hospitalized elderly patients is a significant safety issue, with up to one million falls occurring annually in U.S. hospitals. With about 30% of the falls resulting in injury leading to increased hospital stays, and increased healthcare costs. This project is aimed to reduce fall rates on a medical-surgical unit by 25% over six months using individual interventions based on the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) framework.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Rory

Primary Contact: Last Name

Boeck

Primary Contact: Email

rrboeck91@gmail.com

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

9167658416