Institusion
Universitas Katolik Musi Charitas
Author
Natalia, Elizabeth Yuli Candra
Subject
RT Nursing
Datestamp
2019-04-23 11:23:23
Abstract :
Background: Patient falls are a challenge for the entire hospital because of the
complex causes, the high incidence, and the magnitude of the risk posed. Analysis
of the characteristics of patient fall is the basis for an illustration of the risks of
falling patients and a preliminary step for the hospital to make improvements and
changes to follow-up prevention plans and the risk of injury from falling.
Aim:To know the characteristics of patient falls in The RK. Charitas Hospital
Palembang.
Method: This study used descriptive method with retrospective design performed
on 133 samples of patient safety incident report of patient falls in inpatient for
analysis of output characteristics, and 102 samples of patient falls medical record
for input characteristic analysis.
Results: The results of this study showed that the highest falls rate was 0.56 per
1000 bed days occurred on 2015, while the highest injury related fall rate was
0.24 per 1000 bed days occurred on 2016. Minor injury were the most injuries that
occurred in patients fall with injuries 90%. Patients with a high fall risk score are
most faller 69.6%, commonly happened in infants (0-5 years) and the elderly (45-
65 years) were 23.5%, male gender was 57.8%, the category of diagnosis was
more than one diagnosis 41.2%, but most physical conditions in other categories
(outside the category criterias) 49%. Patients fell received more than 3 drugs
(polifarmasi) 59.8%. Most of the falls ocurred during the night shift (20: 31-06:
59) 28.4%. Activity related with elimination needs 55.9% are the higest on
patients fall. The environtment conditions on patients fall were unknown 50%.
Patients fall often occur under family supervision 66.7%.
Conclusion: Further efforts to prevent fall in patients in the RK. Charitas Hospital
Palembang need to be improved.