Mayo Clinic experts tackle one of inpatient care’s toughest issues: patient falls. Dr. Allyson Palmer, Amberly Hess, and Cari Guttormson share how the “Stay with Me” initiative blends clear criteria, bedside communication, and nurse judgment to keep patients safe in vulnerable spaces such as bathrooms while protecting privacy and dignity.
Can we prevent bathroom falls without losing privacy? Hospital bathrooms are among the riskiest places for inpatient falls...and also the most personal. In this episode of Key in to Quality, Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Allyson Palmer, Amberly Hess, and Cari Guttormson unpack a new initiative designed to prevent bathroom-related falls without sacrificing privacy or independence. The team walks through practical inclusion criteria, use of nurse judgment, and how electronic health record tools and artificial intelligence may eventually support real-time risk identification.
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Hosted by Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D., and Sheri Nemec.
Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timorgenthaler/
Host: Sheri Nemec| https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-sheri-nemec-a627982a/
Guests: Allyson Palmer, M.D. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/allyson-palmer/
Amberly Hess
Cari Guttormson