Application of PDCA circulation in preventing tumble among psychiatric inpatients

VernacularTitle:PDCA循环在预防住院精神疾病患者跌倒中的应用
Author: Lin WANG ¹ ; Ai-Min CHEN
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1. 医学心理科
Keywords: Psychiatrics; Tumbles; PDCA circulation; Prevention
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2013;48(36):4452-4454
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effects of PDCA circulation in preventing tumble among psychiatric inpatients .Methods Psychiatric inpatients in the control group were recruited in January 2009 to December 2010 with 4943 cases.Psychiatric inpatients in the experimental group were recruited after using PDCA circulation in January 2011 to December 2011 with 5681 cases.The control group was given routine safety education and psychiatric nursing .PDCA circulation was used in the experimental group for tumble prevention management .The cases of tumbles and fractures were observed before and after using PDCA in the experimental group.Results The cases of adverse events in the experimental group (8 tumbles, 1 fracture) were significantly lower than which in the control group (17 tumbles, 8 fracture),the difference was statistically significant (P=0.031,0.015, respectively ).Conclusions There is a positive significance in preventing tumble among psychiatric inpatients by using PDCA circulation .