The purpose of this article was to correlate the relationship between patient falls and the implementation of the safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered STEEEP (Institute of Medicine, 2014). Safety was first addressed by assessing patients to recognize those at greatest risk of falls and implementing interventions as outlined by hospital policy. The intervention must be timely as it is implemented when the patient is admitted to the facility to ensure its effectiveness. Following hospital policy regarding the application of a fall risk armband, identifiable socks, use of equipment such as bed alarms and appropriate signage provides a checklist to maintain the efficiency of prescribed interventions. Education about falls and their prevention helps patients understand the importance of alerting staff before walking to reduce the risk of falls. This includes the patient in the care plan and provides patient-centered care. Research suggests that reducing patient falls is difficult for many critical care facilities. Within a healthcare facility, the nurse/patient ratio, the level of education of the staff and the use of medications are directly proportional to the fall rate. Addressing these issues is important to reduce falls among patients in intensive care settings. Leadership has responsibility for developing and implementing policies to assist in reducing falls while receiving care in an acute care setting. Additionally, leadership serves as a model for staff expectations, implementing interventions that include safe, high-quality patient care. By implementing STEEEP, the occurrence of patient falls can be reduced, adhering to organizational norms and...... half of article ......Jaecker, P. (2009). Medication use and increased risk of falls in hospitalized elderly patients: a retrospective case-control study. Drugs and Aging, 26(10), 847-852. doi:10.2165/11317610-000000000-00000Rosario, E. R., Kaplan, S. E., Khonsari, S., & Patterson, D. (2014). Prediction and evaluation of fall risk in an acute hospital rehabilitation facility. Rehabilitation Nursing, 39(2), 86-93. doi:10.1002/rnj.114Rush, K. L., Robey-Williams, C., Patton, L. M., Chamberlain, D., Bendyk, H., & Sparks, T. (2009). Patient falls: experiences of intensive care nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(3), 357-365. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02260.xVieira, E. R., Freund-Heritage, R., & da Costa, B. R. (2011). Risk factors for falls in geriatric patients in rehabilitation hospitals: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 25(9), 788-799. doi:10.1177/0269215511400639