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Table 4 Participants’ engagement in fall-prevention activities and average item scores (N = 162)

From: Nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and fall prevention practices at south Korean hospitals: a cross-sectional survey

Rank

Item

Items pertaining to engagement in fall-prevention activities

M

SD

1

20

I always raise the bed rails when moving a patient on a stretcher cart.

3.82

0.47

2

19

I always engage the lock when transferring patients to wheelchairs.

3.77

0.51

3

6

I always raise the bed rails for elderly people, children, unconscious patients, and very unstable patients.

3.73

0.53

4

11

I educate patients to ensure that they ask for help to prevent falls.

3.68

0.53

5

8

I ensure that unconscious patients, very unstable patients, or surgical patients are moved from the bed with assistance from a nurse or caregiver.

3.60

0.62

6

10

I ensure that patients at risk of falling walk with their caregivers.

3.60

0.60

7

7

I ensure that patients at risk of falling who wake up to go to bathroom are helped off the bed by a nurse or guardian

3.52

0.69

8

9

In cases of abuse of drugs that can cause falls, I monitor the occurrence of the drug’s effects.

3.41

0.75

9

1

I inform all inpatients and caregivers of the possibility of falls while introducing them to hospital life.

3.38

0.75

10

13

I educate patients and caregivers in moving to the bed, chair, bathroom, and wheelchair safely.

3.36

0.76

11

16

I ensure that patients wear non-slip shoes of the correct size.

3.31

0.76

12

17

I maintain proper illumination on the bed and in the bathroom.

3.29

0.76

13

15

Paths should be cleared for easy use.

3.28

0.74

14

12

I provide patients and caregivers with instructions on fall prevention and remind them of these frequently.

3.09

0.93

15

14

I encourage high-risk patients to exercise regularly unless it is contraindicated (once per day).

3.01

0.91

16

5

I attach fall hazard signs to patient charts, patient rooms, and beds for high-risk patients.

2.94

1.11

17

4

I assess patients’ levels of normal motor function.

2.93

0.88

18

2

I assess patients’ fall risk factors using a fall risk assessment scale upon admission.

2.91

1.15

19

3

I regularly (e.g., twice) reassess fall risk factors in connection with changes in a patient’s condition after admission.

2.77

1.06

20

18

I place a non-slip mat on the floor when taking a barrel bath or shower.

2.36

1.13

  1. M = mean; SD = standard deviation