Predictive performance of the Hester Davis Scale for fall risk (HDS) at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (HFJH)

Authors

Kathleen Walsh, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Danielle Elswick, Henry Ford HealthFollow
David Metcalf, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Karen Gossman, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jennifer Rice, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jessica Schmidt, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Emilee Losey, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Vanessa Walker, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Gregory D. Jordon, Henry Ford HealthFollow

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Department

Performance Excellence; Comprehensive Clinical Care; Medical Research Coordination; Labor & Delivery

Position/Job Title

Principal Quality Consultant; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Statistician; Research Coordinator; Registered Nurse

Description

Henry Ford Health’s strategic plan includes the goal: “Zero Harm and 100 Reliability” using the Highly Reliable Organization (HRO) framework. Patient falls are a nurse sensitive indicator, and the most common adverse event in hospitals. One fall in three causes harm; from minor to severe. Most falls are anticipated physiological falls, which are preventable. Henry Ford Health, including HFJH, adopted the HDS Fall Risk Tool in August of 2018. Variable fall rates and challenges with HDS implementation sparked our team to replicate and expand upon the Kaiser (2020) study.

Publication Date

4-16-2024

Recommended Citation

Walsh, Kathleen; Elswick, Danielle; Metcalf, David; Gossman, Karen; Rice, Jennifer; Schmidt, Jessica; Losey, Emilee; Walker, Vanessa; and Jordon, Gregory D., "Predictive performance of the Hester Davis Scale for fall risk (HDS) at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (HFJH)" (2024). 2024 Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Research Symposium. 15.
https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfjhrs2024/15