Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Fall Prevention in King Abdul Aziz Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Introduction: Fall is the major public health problem, and it is the second leading cause of death due to unintentionally injury. About 424,000 fall happen every year and 250,000 fall are from the hospital. It is estimated that 30% of falls in hospitals are result in severe injury. Increased awareness and availability of fall prevention (FP) services might help to reduce the adverse effects of falls. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) on FP among nurses at King Abdulaziz Hospital -Ministry of National Guard -Al Hasa (KAH; MNG-HA).