Background:

Complete and correct records of fall events help to implement prevention measures. However, there is lack of knowledge among healthcare personnel about the existence of a recording system or the need to record such events. The purpose of this study was that the nursing students make quality records of the fall events, and consequently to develop and implement a system to record patient fall incidents (REOC) for use during the clinical practicums of nursing students.

Method:

Participatory action research (critical incident analysis) was carried out at a nursing school in southern Spain and its reference hospital. Among other variables, the implementation of the REOC (intervention), the complexity of records and the students’ learning outcomes were assessed.

Results:

The recording instrument had a significant impact on patients’ health outcomes. The REOC was of medium (42.9%) and low complexity (42.9%), while 71.4% acquired new skills through the implementation. Learning outcomes were of an average level in 71.5% of the cases and positive in 28.6%.

Implications for Practice:

The proposed project is an example of an innovation-research-innovation experience carried out in a teaching-learning setting using a cyclical knowledge transfer and feedback process.

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