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101. Preventing newborn falls and drops. | PSNet
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     October 10, 2018 - This newsletter article provides a definition for a newborn fall or drop , highlights factors that increase

102. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2017 - it-possible-identify-risks-injurious-falls-hospitalized-patients Despite limited evidence that hospital fall … prevention programs can decrease them, patient falls have been deemed a preventable complication that … unable to pinpoint variables that identified patients likely to sustain an injury from a hospital fall … interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial … wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program

103. Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and reduces harm. | PSNet
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     April 16, 2018 - Findings indicate that remote patient monitoring (when combined with standard fall precautions) can reduce … the incidence of falls and fall-related injuries, as well as decrease fall-related expenditures. … August 9, 2023 Assessment of a wearable fall prevention system at a Veterans Health Administration … December 7, 2022 Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall rates … March 16, 2022 Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams.

104. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 15, 2023 - NPSD Data Spotlight: Patterns of Fall Interventions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/npsd-data-spotlight-patterns-fall-interventions Falls are a frequently … Databases (NPSD) highlights the most common interventions in place among patients who experienced a fall … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/npsd-data-spotlight-patterns-fall-interventions https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue … network-patient-safety-databases https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/network-patient-safety-databases https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-smart-socks-system-reduces-hospital-fall-rates

105. Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     March 08, 2023 - assessing the effectiveness of bedside “sitters”   for agitated patients who appear to be at high fall … In general, the researchers found very-low-certainty evidence that sitters reduce fall risk in acute … All included studies had a least one methodological limitation (such as not defining what consisted a fall … to engage older adults in fall prevention in a nursing home. … January 27, 2021 Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States

106. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 13, 2019 - medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united- states This prospective observational study found that patients who experienced a fall … This study lends weight to fall prevention as a patient safety priority. … medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united-states https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

107. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2022 - The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children with physical and … The SMAS was developed as an adjunct to the existing institutional fall prevention bundle and to address … Based on a fall risk assessment and the patient’s locomotion score (walk, wheelchair, crawl), they are … does not require assistance After admission, all patients are placed on a red mobility alert until a fall … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and

108. National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. | PSNet
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     May 24, 2017 - The toolkit provides information on (1) designing a falls prevention and management program; (2) effective … interventions for high-risk fall patients; (3) implementing hip protectors for high-risk fall patients … ; and (4) educating patients, families, and staff on falls and fall-injury prevention. … April 6, 2011 Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery. … February 8, 2006 WebM&M Cases Another Fall April

109. Fall-related injuries in acute care: reducing the risk of harm. | PSNet
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     March 28, 2018 - Review Fall-related injuries in acute care: reducing the risk of harm. … Fall-related injuries in acute care: reducing the risk of harm. … Fall-related injuries in acute care: reducing the risk of harm. … prevention program. … January 25, 2023 Patient activation related to fall prevention: a multisite study

110. Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. | PSNet
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     December 24, 2008 - offers information and resources to guide hospitals through process change to implement and sustain fall … prevention efforts. … December 27, 2014 Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a

111. Understanding the challenges and successes of implementing 'hybrid' interventions in healthcare settings: findings from a process evaluation of a patient involvement trial. | PSNet
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     October 23, 2024 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention … Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality April 26, 2023 Patient perception of fall … risk and fall risk screening scores. … Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) program to engage older adults in fall prevention … February 17, 2021 Patient activation related to fall prevention: a multisite study

112. ‘Fear of falling’: how hospitals do even more harm by keeping patients in bed. | PSNet
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     October 26, 2011 - March 29, 2023 Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall … March 24, 2021 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … December 23, 2020 Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce … December 2, 2020 Patient activation related to fall prevention: a multisite study

113. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2003 - Various strategies are used for fall prevention in the hospital. … Many institutions may face financial or personnel constraints that make implementation of fall prevention … The absence of compelling evidence for different strategies hinders the adoption of formal fall prevention … The number and variety of potential interventions should make fall prevention in the hospital a fruitful … Do hospital fall prevention programs work? A systematic review.

114. System issues leading to "found-on-floor" incidents: a multi-incident analysis. | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - care needs), reliance on home healthcare workers instead of rehabilitation professionals, and lack of fall … The authors recommend systems-level changes to improve  fall prevention  practices, such as use of electronic … September 7, 2022 Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce … July 8, 2009 WebM&M Cases Another Fall April 1, 2003

115. Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. | PSNet
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     March 13, 2008 - This study found that increased call light use was related to less fall-related patient harm, suggesting … December 15, 2011 Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) … program to engage older adults in fall prevention in a nursing home. … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall … prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation

116. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 13, 2022 - dashboard-design-identify-and-balance-competing-risk-multiple-hospital- acquired-conditions Many interventions targeting healthcare-acquired condition reduction and prevention … dashboard-design-identify-and-balance-competing-risk-multiple-hospital-acquired-conditions https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue

117. Diet order entry by registered dietitians results in a reduction in error rates and time delays compared with other health professionals. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall … prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation … November 20, 2024 Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety … ): a patient-centered fall prevention toolkit.

118. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 28, 2005 - Patient Safety created the Falls Toolkit to assist VA facilities in implementing or improving falls prevention … The toolkit provides information on (1) designing a falls prevention and management program; (2) effective … interventions for high-risk fall patients; (3) implementing hip protectors for high-risk fall patients … ; and (4) educating patients, families, and staff on falls and fall-injury prevention.

119. Appropriate use of medical interpreters in the breast imaging clinic. | PSNet
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     October 16, 2024 - Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall … prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation … November 3, 2021 Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) … : a patient-centered fall prevention toolkit.

120. Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. | PSNet
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     November 16, 2022 - Patients at high risk for falls can be targeted for personalized prevention interventions, but such … September 23, 2020 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall … Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention … March 2, 2016 Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … March 2, 2012 Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care.