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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/visitor-restrictions-during-covid-19-pandemic-and-increased-falls-harm-canadian-hospital
June 05, 2013 - Study
Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital … researchers examined the relationship between visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and falls … that only the most severe restrictions (no visitors permitted) were associated with an increase in falls … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-english-and-welsh-hospitals-national-observational-study-based-retrospective-analysis
June 15, 2011 - Study
Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … This multi-institutional survey sought to characterize the incidence of falls among inpatients in different … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … January 18, 2013
Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866857/psn-pdf
October 02, 2024 - Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents
with cancer and blood disorders: a quality improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-hospitalized-children-and-adolescents-cancer-and-blood- … disorders-quality
Falls with injury are a never event. … This article describes a multipronged improvement effort to reduce falls
in a pediatric hospital. … risks, physical therapy to reduce deconditioning, and completion of apparent cause analysis for all falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855098/psn-pdf
November 08, 2023 - Innovative approaches to analysing aged care falls
incident data: International Classification for Patient … Innovative approaches to analysing aged care falls incident
data: international classification for patient … -
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Patients in long-term or residential care facilities are at high risk of falls. … Falls requiring hospitalization more often occurred in residents’
bedrooms or communal areas. … //psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837070/psn-pdf
May 11, 2022 - Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of
reported safety events. … Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of reported
safety events. … falls are a common patient safety event and can have serious consequences. … Falls represented 1% of
all safety reports between 2014 and 2020 and most commonly involved falls from … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866156/psn-pdf
June 20, 2024 - Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated
evidence report and systematic review for the … Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated
evidence report and systematic review for the … Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in adults aged 65 years and older, and prevention is … This review of interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older
adults was conducted for the … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-ensure-patient-safety-leads-patient-falls-nursing-homes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-safety-culture-quality-care-missed-care-and-nurse-staffing-patient-falls-multisource
August 16, 2023 - The impact of safety culture, quality of care, missed care and nurse staffing on patient falls … The impact of safety culture, quality of care, missed care and nurse staffing on patient falls: a multisource … conditions, and lower rates of self-reported missed care were associated with a lower incidence of inpatient falls … The impact of safety culture, quality of care, missed care and nurse staffing on patient falls: a multisource … View More
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
December 24, 2008 - Toolkit
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. … Citation Text:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-falls-and-other-safety-issues-occur-more-often-during-handovers-when-nurses-are-away
January 08, 2020 - Study
Do falls and other safety issues occur more often during handovers when nurses … Do falls and other safety issues occur more often during handovers when nurses are away from patients … This retrospective study examined the incidence of falls during nursing handovers performed in designated … No differences in the incidence of falls or fall severity during handovers performed away from patients … Do falls and other safety issues occur more often during handovers when nurses are away from patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/856592/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken
communication of patients' fall risks in hospitals … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken
communication of patients’ fall risks in hospitals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/talking-about-falls-qualitative-exploration-spoken-communication-patients-fall … -
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Reducing or preventing inpatient falls is a common focus of patient safety improvement efforts … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/it-possible-identify-risks-injurious-falls-hospitalized-patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-intervention-increase-bed-alarm-use-prevent-falls-hospitalized-patients-cluster
January 03, 2017 - Study
Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized … Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster … In this randomized controlled trial, use of a standardized bed alarm system did not reduce falls in … Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster … January 3, 2017
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-harmful-medication-dispenses-after-fall-or-hip-fracture-mixed-methods-study
May 05, 2021 - While falls are common in older adults, there was a 31% increase in death due to falls in the U.S. … Interviews with 22 physicians identified patient reluctance to report falls and inconsistent assessment … , and documentation of falls made it challenging to consider falls when prescribing medications. … perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls … January 17, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-smart-socks-system-reduces-hospital-fall-rates
September 09, 2020 - sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up – reduced fall rates among patients at risk of falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-between-cracks-software
March 09, 2011 - Falling Between the Cracks in the Software
Citation Text:
Adler-Milstein J. … Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet]. … Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet]. … Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet].
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73660/psn-pdf
September 01, 2021 - Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-inpatient-falls-across-clinical-departments
Patient falls resulting … In this analysis of falls within one hospital,
rates and trends varied across six clinical departments … /primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854625/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and
reduces harm. … Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and reduces harm. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remote-patient-monitoring-improves-patient-falls-and-reduces-harm
Inpatient … falls are a persistent patient safety concern. … //psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/remote-patient-monitoring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47901/psn-pdf
April 10, 2019 - A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with
communication disability: highlighting an … A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication
disability: Highlighting an … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-falls-hospital-patients-communication-disability-highlighting … found that
these populations are often excluded from studies of falls. … However, there is some evidence that
communication disability leads to increased risk of falls and the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/initiative-deprescribe-high-risk-drugs-older-adults-presenting-emergency-department-after
August 18, 2021 - Initiative to deprescribe high-risk drugs for older adults presenting to the emergency department after falls … Initiative to deprescribe high‐risk drugs for older adults presenting to the emergency department after falls … Inappropriate medications can increase the risk of falls among older adults. … evaluated the impact of medication reconciliation that targets high-risk medications to reduce future falls … Initiative to deprescribe high‐risk drugs for older adults presenting to the emergency department after falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836776/psn-pdf
March 23, 2022 - Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on
falls during hospital admission. … Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on
falls during hospital admission. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-and-their-effect-falls-during-hospital … This study assessed the impact of potentially inappropriate medications
(PIM) on falls in older adults … and compared the impact of three deprescribing tools on inpatient falls.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851196/psn-pdf
July 05, 2023 - Patient falls while under supervision: trends from incident
reporting.
July 5, 2023
Roberts M. … Patient falls while under supervision: trends from incident reporting. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-while-under-supervision-trends-incident-reporting
Preventing … inpatient falls is a patient safety target. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-while-under-supervision-trends-incident-reporting
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