Mobility/Activity Circles: A Quality Improvement Effort to Reduce Falls.

ACCIDENTAL fall prevention; CLINICAL medicine; COMMUNICATION; LEGAL compliance; CRITICAL care medicine; ACCIDENTAL falls; HEALTH care teams; HOSPITAL wards; HOSPITAL health promotion programs; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; LIFE skills; PATIENT-professional relations; PATIENT satisfaction; PERSONNEL management; PROFESSIONS; QUALITY assurance; RISK assessment; SURVEYS; TEAMS in the workplace; PILOT projects; KEY performance indicators (Management); BODY movement; HUMAN services programs; PROMPTS (Psychology); FUNCTIONAL assessment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HOSPITAL nursing staff

A health network in the southeastern United States piloted Mobility Circles as a strategy to help reduce falls on a medical renal department. Mobility Circles were used as visual cues to communicate the patient's mobility status, and promoted patient safety, teamwork, and satisfaction, and communication among disciplines, patients, and families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]