This (1) hour course will introduce the concept of purposeful rounding to nurses as an effective fall prevention strategy.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills to:

✔️ Identify the prevalence of inpatient falls.

✔️ Discuss the concept of purposeful rounding as a fall prevention measure.

✔️ List barriers to change.

✔️ Name four strategies for integrating clinical inquiry and initiating change.

✔️ Discuss the Iowa Change Model and its use in initiating a change in clinical practice.

✔️ Review appropriate tools for implementing purposeful rounding protocols.

✔️ Outline an implementation plan with timeline for purposeful rounding.

✔️ Discuss the impact of purposeful rounding on fall prevention.