Introduction
The journal selected for the research project is International Journal of Nursing Studies, which is an international forum for publication. It accepts scholarly papers that reveal scientific excellence, contribute to the field and are focused on the significant issues. The papers should be related to nursing, midwifery, and other parts of the healthcare system and be targeted at practitioners, researchers, educators, and administrators. The topic should follow a specific format, which includes design and population peculiarities. In this way, “The effectiveness of electronic health record system as a preventative measure aimed at reducing patient falls in hospitals: controlled before and after study” will be an appropriate topic for this periodical.
It is critical to consider that International Journal of Nursing Studies has a range of particular requirements for the papers. They deal with various parts of the articles, including keywords (4 –10), statistics, tables, etc., and of course the abstract. Thus, the abstract’s word count should be no more than 400 words. It should not include any references or abbreviations. It is critical to mention “background; objectives; design; settings; participants; methods; results; and conclusions” (International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2016)
Abstract
When gathering the guidelines that the journal provides and highlighted steps, the abstract should look as follows:
Background: According to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) report, more than 200,000 falls of different degree of harm were recorded in hospitals. They result in delay discharge, new health problems, and increased costs, which makes patients less willing to rehabilitate and worsens their condition. Moreover, 25% of those who had fallen die because of this incident.
Problem Statement: 20% of all patients fall when being in hospitals all over the world, which proves that this issue is very common. Nurses are to ensure patients’ safely, utilizing various approaches. The implementation of electronic health record system seems to be one of the most efficient ones, but its effectiveness is not proved yet.
Purpose: This paper tends to prove the effectiveness of the electronic health record system in the reduction of falls in hospitals.
Objectives: To consider recent trends of falls reduction; to discuss the implementation of the electronic health record system; to assess the effectiveness of the electronic health record system.
Research Question: The research aims to answer the question if the electronic health record system is an effective fall reduction alternative for hospitals.
Hypothesis: successful implementation of the electronic health record system will reduce patient fall rates.
Design: The paper is based on the quantitative research.
Settings: Hospital.
Participants: In-patients of both genders regardless of their age (315).
Methods: The data was gathered before and after the implementation of the electronic health record system with the help of surveys and medical records’ reviews. Then it was presented statistically and analyzed.
Results: After the implementation of the record system, the number of falls reduced by 72%. The started to deal with the paperwork faster so that they got more time to spend it with patients, which appealed to the consumers.
Conclusions: electronic health record system make nurses more satisfied with their work and reduce the number of patient falls.
Relevance to Clinical Practice
The proposed system can be used in the majority of hospitals, as its implementation does not require many resources. Even though the system it to be bought and training required, this innovation is beneficial, as it can reduce healthcare costs, reduce falls and improve both patient and nurse satisfaction (Grant, McEnerney, & Proctor, 2013). As professionals receive more time to deal with their patient-targeted duties, this system can be used not only as a falls prevention program but also to cope with other care related issues.
References
Grant, L., McEnerney, O., & Proctor, T. (2013). Making time for nurses to reduce patient falls. Nursing Times, 109(37), 21-23.
International Journal of Nursing Studies. (2016). Guide for Authors. Web.