Taking a Leap Implementing the Hester Davis Fall Risk Assessment Tool Susan B Schumacher MSAPRNCNS Methodist Hospital Park Nicollet Objective Discuss key strategies to effectively implement a new falls risk assessment tool ID: 774102
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Taking a Leap: Implementing the Hester Davis Fall Risk Assessment Tool Susan B Schumacher, MS,APRN,CNS Methodist Hospital- Park Nicollet
Objective Discuss key strategies to effectively implement a new falls risk assessment tool.
Why Make a Change? Patient Safety Experience with falls risk assessment tool
Change Management 1. Create a sense of urgency 2. Build guiding teams 3. Get the vision right 4. Communicate for buy-in 5. Enable action 6. Create short-term wins 7. Don’t let up 8. Make it stick
It Takes a Team
Setting the Stage for Implementation
EPIC DevelopmentBuild of HD Falls Risk Assessment Tool l inking risk factors and interventions Interventions within flow sheet rows and Care Plan Visual indicators (Yellow wristbands) BPAs to support standards
Thinking in New Directions“A common mistake is prescribing interventions based on a patient’s level of risk (Low, moderate, or high), rather than tailoring interventions based on patient-specific risk factors.” ( Dykes, 2018 )
Successful Plan: Variety of strategies Inter-professional approach Engagement of leaders
Education/Communication System-wide communication E-learning Huddles Newsletters Video
Communication
Engaging Our Patients
Go-Live
Will there be Magical Changes?
Show me the Data...
Falls Related to Toileting
Key Strategy: PDCA with EPIC
Key Strategies Beyond EPIC
It’s a Journey…