Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: October | Volume: 8 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 358-365
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20211048
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Prevention of Patients at Risk of a Fall in the General Hospital Melati Perbaungan
Priska Nancy Claudia Bali1, Ermi Girsang2, Ali Napiah Nasution3, Tan Suyono4
1Postgraduate Students Department Magister of Public Health, Faculty of Medicines at University Prima Indonesia
2,3,4Postgraduate Lecturer Department Magister of Public Health, Faculty of Medicines at University Prima Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Ermi Girsang [Email: ermigirsang@unprimdn.ac.id]
ABSTRACT
The risk of falling is an increased chance of falling which can later lead to physical injury. The risk of falling is every patient who is at risk for falling which is generally caused by environmental and physiological factors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of prevention of patients at risk of falling at RSU Melati Perbaungan. This type of research used in this research is a type of qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. Data obtained by using in-depth interview guidelines (depth interview) to the respondents. The population is all nurses in the inpatient room of RSU Melati Perbaungan. The sample used non probability sampling with purposive sampling technique of 10 nurses. From the results, it can be concluded that the nurse understands the assessment of the risk patient, the nurse understands the initial assessment of the patient at risk of falling, the nurse understands the reassessment of the patient at risk of falling, the nurse understands the inhibiting factors (patient, family, and nurse factors), the nurse understands the supporting factors (factors motivation and infrastructure factors). The recommendations obtained based on the author's analysis are the need to conduct education and training for the nurse administrators, increase the number of human resources and education for the patient's family regarding the prevention of falling risk patients.
Keywords: Melati Perbaungan General Hospital, Patient at Risk of Falling, In-depth Interview, Hospitalization.
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