Views on fall prevention among multi-disciplinary healthcare workers

Falls are a common and inevitable occurrence in healthcare settings. Nurses are often questioned about these incidents and are responsible for reporting them. When the multidisciplinary team is actively involved, it becomes easier to reduce fall rates in healthcare settings. Therefore, it is of interest to assess healthcare professionals' perceptions of fall prevention and to develop an informative video on the subject. A descriptive design was adopted; the target population was multidisciplinary Health Professionals working at teaching hospitals, South India. The stratified sampling technique was used to recruit the samples in the study, the calculated ratio was 0.414. Results show that, consistent monitoring, education and evaluation of fall prevention practices are essential for reducing the occurrence of falls among vulnerable individuals in hospitals.