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1. Falls | PSNet
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   October 27, 2021 - Falls Citation Text: Falls. PSNet [internet]. … Patients in long-term care facilities are also at very high risk of falls. … Falls that do not result in injury can be serious as well. … family members, and health care staff, and may mark the beginning of a negative cycle where fear of falling … Prevention efforts begin with assessing individual patients' risk for falls.

2. Elderly Falls. | PSNet
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   March 30, 2016 - Special or Theme Issue Elderly Falls. … Citation Text: Elderly Falls. J Safety Res. 2011;42(6):415-542. … August 1, 2007 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care. … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.

3. A Tale of Two Falls | PSNet
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   March 27, 2024 - While applying a fall risk armband helps the team know that someone is at risk of falling, it doesn’t … Take-Home Points If a patient is confused and has a high risk of falling, it is imperative that all staff … Relying on myself: the lived experience of being at risk for falling in the hospital among older adults … Falls at the geriatric hospital ward in the context of risk factors of falling detected in a comprehensive … History of falls and fear of falling are predictive of future falls: outcome of a fall rate model applied

4. Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails) | PSNet
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   February 19, 2020 - Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. … Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. … in the hospital.( 9 ) Preventable falls include accidental falls (14%) and anticipated physiological … falls (78%).( 9 ) Accidental falls include slips and trips caused by environmental factors such as food … Accidental falls can be prevented using universal fall precautions, which are actions taken by hospital

5. The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls | PSNet
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   December 18, 2024 - subsequently increase risk for falling again. 7 The causes of falls are complex, and most falls are … Once a person falls, it doubles their chances of falling again under similar circumstances. … Sarah Mossburg : You mentioned that falling can increase an individual’s fear of falling again. … Falling is a major cause of disability and death in older people. … For older adults, falling can mean a loss of independence.

6. Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative. | PSNet
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   January 25, 2023 - Commentary Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital … falls collaborative. … Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative … Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative … January 25, 2023 Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.

7. Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors. | PSNet
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   November 21, 2014 - Study Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide … causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors. … Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in … Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in … June 27, 2011 The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off."

8. Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care. | PSNet
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   September 01, 2021 - Commentary Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care. … Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls: enhancing resident safety … Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls: enhancing resident safety … March 2, 2012 Elderly Falls.

9. Special Issue on Falls. | PSNet
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   May 05, 2021 - Special or Theme Issue Special Issue on Falls. … Citation Text: Special Issue on Falls. Alverzo JP. (ed). Rehabil Nurs. … Articles in this special issue explore falls in rehabilitation settings , including nurses' role in … managing fall risks and strategies to prevent falls . … May 4, 2015 Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team.

10. CAPTURE Falls (Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to Reduce Falls) Program | PSNet
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11. Preventing Falls With Injury. | PSNet
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    May 06, 2015 - Multi-use Website Preventing Falls With Injury. … Citation Text: Preventing Falls With Injury. … Patient falls are preventable and can be addressed through quality and safety strategies . … This toolkit provides a process to help health care organizations determine factors that contribute to falls … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Preventing Falls

12. Failure to Ensure Patient Safety Leads to Patient Falls in Nursing Homes. | PSNet
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    August 14, 2024 - impacts on individuals such as increasing their fear of falling or causing depression. 2 Subsequent … Additional internal factors include mental health issues such as fear of falling, cognitive impairment … medications increased her risk of falling during her NH stay. … and the risk of falling. 18,19 There was no mention of fall prevention interventions provided for … Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal

13. In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls | PSNet
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    December 18, 2024 - Once a person falls, it doubles their chances of falling again under similar circumstances. … Sarah Mossburg : You mentioned that falling can increase an individual’s fear of falling again. … Falling is a major cause of disability and death in older people. … For older adults, falling can mean a loss of independence. … subsequently increase risk for falling again. 7 The causes of falls are complex, and most falls are

14. Implementing a Fall Prevention Program | PSNet
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    November 29, 2023 - family members, and health care staff, and may mark the beginning of a negative cycle where fear of falling … Incontinence or urinary frequency can render patients vulnerable to falling while making urgent journeys … challenge can perhaps best be faced by setting aside the question, "How do we prevent patients from falling … and instead repeatedly asking ourselves, "How can I prevent this patient from falling?" … Does vitamin D stop inpatients falling? A randomised controlled trial.

15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2016 - Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. 2016. … in the hospital.(9) Preventable falls include accidental falls (14%) and anticipated physiological … falls (78%).(9) Accidental falls include slips and trips caused by environmental factors such as food … Accidental falls can be prevented using universal fall precautions, which are actions taken by hospital … History of Falling ?

16. Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans | PSNet
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    July 23, 2024 - and what precipitated the falls. … the patient’s specific risk factors and the interventions most likely to prevent each patient from falling … Implemented 2009 Problem Addressed Patients are particularly vulnerable to falling … 34% reduction in injurious falls (0.73 vs. 0.48 injurious falls per 1,000 patient days). … Preventing Patient Falls . Springer Publishing Company; 2008.

17. Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. | PSNet
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    November 16, 2022 - Commentary Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. … Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. … Patients at high risk for falls can be targeted for personalized prevention interventions, but such … Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. … March 2, 2012 Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care.

18. Another Fall | PSNet
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    June 01, 2010 - , with evidence of injury from the falls. … Every time a weak or frail patient walks, he or she may be at risk of falling. … One cannot eliminate all risk of falls, but one can institute measures to prevent falls or minimize their … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community … Risk Factors for Falls in the Hospital Fall as presenting complaint or history of falls

19. Preventing newborn falls and drops. | PSNet
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    October 10, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Preventing newborn falls and drops. … Citation Text: Preventing newborn falls and drops. Quick Safety. March 27, 2018;(40):1-2. … Falls are a common patient safety concern for adults but are rarely discussed as a threat to newborn … URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Preventing newborn falls … 26, 2023 A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls

20. Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2024 | PSNet
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    September 07, 2019 - Breadcrumb Home The PSNet Collection Curated Libraries Subscribed Falls … September 24, 2024 Last Updated: December 17, 2024 Description To mark Falls … Prevention Awareness Week, PSNet is spotlighting essential resources on falls and fall prevention. … Primers (1) Falls September 7, 2019 Falls are a common … November 16, 2022 Patient falls are a never event and a frequent focus of patient