In response to a high number of falls on their unit, the 7N nursing team implemented a “No Pass Zone” initiative in April 2024 to improve responses to call lights by all staff on the unit. Education, huddle messages and visual management strategies were used to increase awareness to all staff on the unit about never passing a patient’s call light without responding. Total patient falls per 1,000 patient days has been decreasing since implementation of this new practice.
Pictured above: Joann Corgile, PCT and Jacob Zannou, MS, BS, RN