Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

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

Node ID

1729

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