Last modified: 2020-04-26
Abstract
One of the safety goals that must be achieved in a hospital is the prevention of the falling risk patients. The incidence of a patient falling in a hospital becomes a threat to patient safety. There are 11 cases of falling in a private hospital in central Indonesia in 2016-2017. Nurses as medical professional have a responsibility in preventing the risk of falling patients. This study aims to identify the correlation between knowledge and attitudes of nurse on the implemantation of prevention of falling risk patients in a private hospital in central Indonesia region. The study uses quantitative correlation method with a cross sectional approach. The sample in this study amounted to 43 nurse. The statistical test used was chi square. The results showed that 93% of nurses had a good level of knowledge about the implementation of prevention of falling risk patients, 98% of respondents had a good attitude in the implementation of prevention of falling risk patients, there was a correlation of knowledge with the implementation of prevention of falling risk patients (p value 0.001) and there was a correlation between nurses’ attitudes with the implementation of prevention of falling risk patients (p value 0.001). Researcher’s suggestion from the results of this study is expected to be a reference in the application of falling risk prevention to reduce and prevent falls in the inpatient room.