The Quality Improvement Committee Has Been Alerted to an Increased

question 4

Multiple Choice

The quality improvement committee has been alerted to an increased number of falls in the hospital.Most of these falls have occurred at night and have involved patients who were trying to crawl over bedrails.A literature review brought out that most falls occur because patients are trying to go to the bathroom.The committee created a practice change that bedrails should be left in the down position,and hourly nursing rounds should be conducted.What is the committee's next step?

• A) Evaluate the changes in 1 month.
• B) Wait a month before implementing the changes.
• C) Implement the changes as a pilot study.
• D) Communicate to staff the results of this inquiry.

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