Implementation of the MEDFRAT to Promote Quality Care and Decrease Falls in Community Hospital Emergency Rooms

The Iowa Model was a useful framework to select an evidence-based tool and then engage nurses in the process of implementing evidence-based practice changes in emergency departments across a diverse health care system serving a largely rural population. Ongoing follow-up will determine if this process results in fewer falls.Contribution to Emergency Nursing Practice
- The approach used in this project could be used, not only for prevention of falls, but also for the selection and implementation of other evidence-based nursing interventions to improve outcomes for ED patients.