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41. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 3 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2012 - are an important safety issue. › Risk factors for falls. › Which residents are at high risk of falling … Falls are more likely to be part of another problem when the person has no history of falling and few … risk factors for falling. … Risk Factors for Falls A risk factor for falling is one that, in clinical studies, has been found to … Any resident who has a pattern of falls is at risk of falling again.

42. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention—Training Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - to be aware of patient-specific areas of risk and which interventions will prevent the patient from falling … Pair up and use the scale to assess a patient in the following case study for risk of falling. … He has no recent history of falling. Because of hip pain, he has difficulty walking. … to be aware of patient-specific areas of risk and which interventions will prevent the patient from falling … Patients were getting up to go to the toilet, and some were falling.

43. Chapter 5a. Presentation Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Chapter 5a. … Falls Engineer Instructions On This Page: Slide 1. Facts About Falls Slide 2. … Facts About Falls (continued) Slide 3. Facts About Falls (continued) Slide 4. … Facts About Falls Opening slide of this Falls Management Program presentation. … complications Loss of independence and decreased ability to function Loss of self-confidence and fear of falling

44. AHRQ-Funded Program Helps Long-Term Care Provider Reduce Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - AHRQ-Funded Program Helps Long-Term Care Provider Reduce Falls Search All Impact Case Studies … one of the Nation's leading providers of long-term care, is using components of a program to prevent falls … developed by AHRQ grantees as part of its efforts to reduce injury-causing falls. … In addition, most falls occurred within the first few weeks of admission. … Upon admission, each new resident is assessed for risk of falling by the nursing staff.

45. Appendix B13: Pre and Posttests for Inservice #1, Why Falls Happen | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B13: … Pre and Posttests for Inservice #1, Why Falls Happen Previous Page Next Page Table of … New admissions have the same risk of falling as residents who have been in the facility more than 60 … List two common problems with wheelchairs that increase a resident's risk of falling.     … List three side effects of sedatives that increase a resident's risk of falling.

46. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/quarterlysum.html
    November 01, 2017 - Sample Quarterly Summary of Falls Risk Factors by Unit On-Time Quarterly Summary of Falls Risk Factors … May-11 # falls 5 5 6 4 5 5 4 % (of monthly total falls) 45 45 55 36 … 45 45 36 Jun-11 # falls 5 7 7 2 0 6 6 % (of monthly total falls … Jun-11 # falls 1 0 0 3 0 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 % (of monthly total falls) …   Unit Quarterly TOTALS # falls 6 35 30 7 41 % (of quarterly total falls

47. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2017 - Unit B # falls 9 9 6 3 12 12 5 % (of Q total falls) 24 24 16 8 … 32 32 14 Unit C # falls 5 7 7 2 0 6 6 % (of Q total falls) 19 … 26 26 7 0 22 22 # falls 31 37 34 15 23 36 25 % (of Q total falls … # falls 1 0 0 14 0 14 2 2 9 1 0 1 % (of Q total falls) 4 0 0 … falls 9 96 83 14 105 % (of Q total falls) 9 91

48. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2012 - Pagination « first « First ‹ previous ‹‹ 1 2 Falls … Falls can lead to serious injuries, decreased ability to function, reduced quality of life, increased … fear of falling, and increased health care use. … AHRQ’s tools, training, and research on preventing falls in hospitals and nursing homes.

49. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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    January 01, 2012 - Reference: Developed by Falls Toolkit Research Team. … Reference: Falls prevention strategies in health care settings. … History of falling (immediate or previous) No 0 Yes 25 ______ 2. … Patient or relatives anxious about falls. … Consider slipper socks in bed for patients at risk of falling at night.

50. Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Nursing Homes AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians on topics such as preventing falls … Safety Culture Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders The Falls

51. Fallspximpl-Handouts (doc file)
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    November 15, 2017 - may contribute to the resident falling. … Facilitator: Mary, do you think that talking about residents at risk for falling, in addition to those … We need to look at patterns of who is falling and the circumstances leading to the falls. … Many of these medications may put them at risk of falling. … I think we may miss some systematic reasons that result in residents falling that we miss when we look

52. Fallpxtool2E (doc file)
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    October 19, 2016 - The risk of falling will be lessened when a patient’s toileting needs are met. … A patient who is taking four or more oral medications is at risk for falling. … A patient who is taking psychotropic medication is at higher risk for falling. … Risk factors for falls include: 1. … , strategies to reduce falls, and transfer techniques.

53. Chapter 4. Long Term Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man4.html
    December 01, 2017 - for falls risk Falls Assessment Fall Interventions Plan Fall Interventions Monitor … Those with a history of falls. … occurred during the previous three months or since the last quarterly MDS is considered at higher risk of falling … Falls Assessment The Falls Assessment is a two step process. … Interim Plan of Care for New Admissions Most residents are at a higher risk of falling in the first

54. AHRQ’s Toolkit Helped Vanderbilt University Hospital Substantially Reduce Patient Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2016 - AHRQ’s Toolkit Helped Vanderbilt University Hospital Substantially Reduce Patient Falls Search All … By June 2016, falls with injury dropped to 12 percent of all falls, down from 19 percent the previous … , falls with injury, and contributing factors. … This collaborative approach has reduced falls and lowered the rate of falls resulting in injury. … "This keeps the goal of preventing falls on everyone's radar." Ms.

55. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - Clinical and environmental factors that place a patient at risk for falling postoperatively should … addition, use of certain medications may reduce a patient’s risk for postoperative hip fracture after falling … o Polypharmacy of greater than four or five medications per day can double a patient’s risk for falling … personnel follow the safety practices related to preventing postoperative hip • fracture as it relates to falling … Health Care Protocol: Prevention of falls (acute care).

56. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention (doc file)
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    January 01, 2013 - to be aware of patient-specific areas of risk and which interventions will prevent the patient from falling … falls. … Pair up and use the scale to assess a patient in the following case study for risk of falling. … He has no recent history of falling. Because of hip pain, he has difficulty walking. … Patients were getting up to go to the toilet, and some were falling.

57. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/strat.html
    October 01, 2017 - Falls Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies   Existing New Falls High Risk Report … Root Cause Analysis for New Falls     5. Weekly Falls Risk Huddle     6. … Weekly Falls Risk or Safety Meetings     Quarterly Summary of Falls Risk Factors by Unit or … Root Cause Analysis for New Falls     4. Weekly Falls Risk Huddle     5. … Weekly Falls Risk or Safety Meetings     Return to Falls Prevention

58. Module 3. Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mgdod3.html
    October 01, 2014 - Understand the risk factors for falls. Understand which residents are at high risk of falling. … Understand how falls can be prevented. … This module aims to help participants know the risk factors contributing to falls, ways to prevent falls … What are his risk factors for falling? … times nursing assistants recognize that a resident is doing something that puts him or her at risk of falling

59. New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls For older adults, falls are serious … These falls can cause bone fractures, disability, and even death. … Among people 75 and older, falls are far more likely to cause admissions into a long term care facility … Reduce patient risk and learn about falls through these useful resources: Falls Among Older Adults … Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care The Falls Management Program: A

60. NPSD Data Spotlight - Falls: Associated Factors and Clinical Outcomes (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2023 - NPSD Data Spotlight - Falls: Associated Factors and Clinical Outcomes Falls: Associated Factors and … Falls: Associated Factors and Clinical Outcomes Page | ii Falls: Associated Factors and Clinical … (8,810 out of 109,097 falls). … Notably, half of all falls among all patients under 18 occurred in patients with no known risk of falling … Fainting or losing consciousness (287 / 4,866; 5.9%) and Falling out of a chair/bed while sitting/sleeping