Experienced increase in falls and our goal

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Our nursing home has experienced an increase in falls and our goal is to reduce this increase by 70%. Your assignment is to: Consider all of the tools you have learned about in this course, and determine what you are measuring. For example, are you measuring all falls, falls from only residents with assistive devices, falls in the dementia care unit, etc. Then determine how you will visualize this data (data collected). For example, would the data be best visualized using a trending bar chart or another type of chart? AND, demonstrate the visual in the PDSA. State your goal. For example, what is your goal and what metric will you use (e.g., percentage fall rate)? Complete the table below and create two ways you might measure falls. Be creative! Use a PDSA tool and outline a corrective action plan. Plan Development Table for Assignment Measure Data Collected Goal Example Our nursing home has experienced an increase in wrong diet delivery. Example Plan Development Table Measure Data Collected Goal Medical record states dietary restrictions Number of residents who received the wrong dietary meals 99% compliance Diet trays are properly marked with patient name and diet Number of diet trays.

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