Education of nurses’ intervention is considered most appropriate to prevent falls in hospitals. Studies indicate that falls are associated with a lack of education among the nurses who take care of the patients (Alert, 2018). This paper examines the objectives for the proposed intervention to provide education of the nurses to prevent falls in healthcare settings.
- To help nurses identify and assess the fall risk factors that exist within the health facilities so that they can promote and support the adoption of recommendations provided as guidelines towards the prevention of falls.
The failure to prevent falls may be contributed by the inability of the nurses to identify and assess risk factors (Chu, 2017). Education gives nurses knowledge on the identification of risk thus helping patients from falls. - To facilitate support for the nurses so that they can apply the acquired knowledge and skills through evaluation after learning sessions.
Education of nurses facilitates their ability to observe the standards needed when taking care of the patients (Shaw et al., 2020). The improvement of caring for the patients enhances the experience of nurses towards preventing fall. - To ensure that nurses are aware and understand the dangers related to fall-related risk factors.
With education, nurses understand the multiple dangers of falling (Heng et al., 2020). By nurses taking appropriate actions, patients become assured of their safety since their caretakers work towards preventing them from falling. - To improve evidence-based practices among nurses working in healthcare facilities to adopt standard operational guidelines that help prevent falls.
This objective ensures that nurses practice standard operations within the facilities to limit falls among patients.
In conclusion, the increase in the falls among patients in health settings indicates the inability for nurses to prevent falling. Thus, education has significant impact in ensuring that nurses acquire knowledge and skills to identity risk factors, identify dangers, and apply this knowledge in healthcare settings. The project should focus on aspects that facilitate the achievement of the objectives set.
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