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Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of nurses' training on the implementation of preventive measures for falls in hospitalized elderly individuals.Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted, involving 64 nurses employed at Ganjavian Hospital in Dezful, Iran. Convenience sampling was used to select the participants between April 15th and July 15th, 2020. The nurses were then randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Initially, a checklist was utilized to assess both groups' fall prevention activities for older patients. Subsequently, the intervention group received workshop training, while no specific intervention was provided to the control group. After a two-week period, the fall prevention behaviors were reassessed in both groups. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 16, employing independent t-tests, paired t-tests, chi-square tests, and analysis of covariance.Results: Prior to training, the mean score for nurses' fall prevention behaviors was 12.31±4.12. Following the training, the mean score significantly increased to 26.78±3.41 (p |
