Future Vision and Nurse Leaders’ Role in Sustaining Quality and Safety Culture NURS FPX 6212 Assessment 4 Planning for Change: A Leader’s Vision

Future Vision and Nurse Leaders’ Role in Sustaining Quality and Safety Culture

In envisioning the future of our organization, we foresee a healthcare environment where patient safety is paramount, and healthcare teams are actively engaged in fall prevention efforts. As a learning organization, we continuously strive for improvement and innovation in fall prevention practices. Thus, we envision that our staff are empowered to take ownership of fall prevention initiatives, contributing their expertise and ideas to developing and implementing evidence-based strategies.

Nurse leaders play a crucial role in developing the future potential of our organization and sustaining a culture of quality and safety. They are the champions of patient safety and thus advocate for fall prevention efforts (Gifford et al., 2019). They guide and support nursing staff to take an active role in fall prevention initiatives and foster a sense of accountability for patient safety. Moreover, they are crucial in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to assess fall risk, implement preventive measures, and monitor patient outcomes. As a result of these collective efforts, our organization will achieve significant reductions in fall rates and fall-related injuries, enhancing patient safety and well-being. Looking ahead, we remain dedicated to sustaining this culture of excellence and continuously improving our fall prevention practices to meet the evolving needs of our patients and community.

Conclusion 

In conclusion, in-patient falls remain a significant systemic problem within _________ (mention the organization’s name). Thus, to address the issue and close the performance gap, we require a quality and safety improvement plan based on implementing comprehensive fall risk assessment protocols, staff education, and multidisciplinary fall prevention teams. The implementation plan requires several steps to ensure seamless execution. Moreover, the organization must monitor and evaluate outcome measures (fall rates, fall-related injuries, and costs) to assess the effectiveness of these interventions. This plan underscores the ongoing commitment to excellence in healthcare and the collective efforts of healthcare teams and leadership, which are required to create safer healthcare facilities for patients.

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Appeadu, M. K., & Bordoni, B. (2023). Falls and fall prevention in older adults. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560761/ 

Gemmeke, M., Taxis, K., Bouvy, M. L., & Koster, E. S. (2022). Perspectives of primary care providers on multidisciplinary collaboration to prevent medication-related falls. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 6, 100149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100149 

Gifford, W., Lewis, K. B., Eldh, A. C., Fiset, V., Abdul-Fatah, T., Aberg, A. C., Thavorn, K., Graham, I. D., & Wallin, L. (2019). Feasibility and usefulness of a leadership intervention to implement evidence-based falls prevention practices in residential care in Canada. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5(1), 103. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0485-7