Prepare a critical analysis of a qualitative study focusing on the problem statement, study purpose, research question, literature review, and theoretical framework. Refer Research Critique, Part 1....

rirr1rc> Nursing Staff^s Awareness of Keeping Beds in the Lowest Position to Prevent Falls and Fall Injuries In an Adult Acute Surgical Inpatient Care Setting Huey-Ming Tzeng, Chang-Yi Yin, Allison Anderson, and AtuI Prakash illing out of bed is a patient /safety concern and perceived High beds are a safety concern. This qualitative study used pre-existing las preventable patient harm nurse interview data and confirmed nurses' awareness of the impor- in hospital settings (Anderson, tance of keeping patient beds in the lowest position. Lowering the bed Boshier & Hanna, 2012). Foster, helps promote patient safety and prevent falls. Hillegass, and Phillips (2004) claimed the majority of falls and fall-related injuries in older adults could be pre- vented with thorough evaluation of ing documenting the effectiveness of bed exit alarms) remains inclusive. existing extrinsic factors, intrinsic the fall prevention interventions, is The two identified clinical trials factors, and environmental hazards, an emerging trend and needed. found no significant increase or and by introducing therapeutic and decrease in the injurious fall rates preventive interventions as appropri- with the use of low height beds and Height of Patient Beds ate. They also indicated prevention bed exit alarms in hospital settings. strategies should aim to minimize Despite the lack of evidence for the A recent study (Tzeng, 2010) in an patients' risk of falling without com- effectiveness of using low height acute care hospital in Michigan promising mobility or functional beds to prevent bed-related falls, a found 51.4% of adult inpatient fall independence. Both Foster and asso- recent study by Nitz and associates incidents and 56% of adult inpatient ciates (2004) and Quigley, Neily, (2011) in Australia also included injurious falls occurred while the Watson, Wright, and Strobel (2007) using high-low or low-low beds as patient was getting out of or back to suggested protecting patients ftom one of the...