摘要The purpose of this paper is to share with readers the beginning of my journey to study patient safety and care quality in hospital settings with a focus on inpatient falls. Studying patient safety and care quality can be overwhelming because of the breadth and depth of this subject and the many gaps that must be addressed to move nursing science forward. I used a graphic method,concept mapping,to capture my research journey. Data sources used in my program specific to inpatient falls for adults in hospital inpatient care include:(1) publicly available datasets;(2) published legal cases;(3) archived hospital data;(4) surveys;and (5) interviews,focus groups,observation,and field studies. I have summarized a series of my studies related to the relationship between nursing staff's response time to call lights and the prevalence or occurrence of inpatient falls in acute hospital settings. These studies illustrate the development of a line of research on inpatient falls. Finally,I discuss the pivotal points in pursuing this research and scholarship. To sustain the persistence and resilience on this journey requires passion for the subjects of patient safety and care quality.