Table 1.

Fall Prevention Tool Kit (FPTK) Protocol in Control and Intervention Units

	Control Units (Usual Care)	Intervention Units (FPTK)
Fall risk assessment (at admission, daily, and with change in status)	Complete Morse Falls Scale (MFS)16,17 using existing paper or electronic forms.	Complete MFS using FPTK. Evidence-based/feasible interventions are automatically selected and tailored by nurse based on knowledge of patient.
Bedside alert to all stakeholders	Place generic “high risk for falls” sign above bed for patients scoring >45 on MFS.	Tailored bed poster automatically prints and is placed above bed for all patients at risk; updated with change in status.
Patient education (control and intervention materials available in English and Spanish)	Educate patient/family members, providing booklets or other handouts as needed.	Educate patient/family members using tailored handout (automatically prints, updated with change in status).
Documentation of fall prevention plan	Document plan manually in paper or electronic record.	Tailored plan is automatically generated by FPTK from fall risk assessment.