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1. Accidental Falls | CDS Connect
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2. 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.

3. Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   fear of falling, and increased health care use. … with electronic medical records identify residents at risk for falls and prevent falls that can be avoided … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Preventing falls involves managing … an interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative for a falls management program. … , including a primer  on falls.

4. 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.

5. CAPTURE Falls (Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to Reduce Falls) Program | PSNet
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   August 11, 2025 - CAPTURE Falls (Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to Reduce Falls) Program Save

6. VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2006 - collected baseline data and analyzed their systems for assessing and treating patients at risk for falling … by Morse: accidental falls, anticipated physiologic falls, and unanticipated physiologic falls.13 … the patient from falling by implementing all possible interventions for these high-risk patients. … Fear of falling and fall-related efficacy in relationship to functioning among community living elders … Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J Forensic Sci 1996; 41: 733-746. 15. Rogers E.

7. 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

8. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
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   June 02, 2025 - Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention … Falls Prevention Plan • Section 3: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Resident Falls • Section … This assessment will cover the following: • Section 1: Screening for Falls Risk • Section 2: Falls … Are care plans developed for all residents determined to be at risk of falling? … Does your facility have a policy to assess residents after falling?

9. 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

10. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Are care plans developed for all residents determined to be at risk of falling? … Does your facility have a policy to assess residents after falling? … Root Cause Analysis for New Falls 5. Weekly Falls Risk Huddle 6. … Root Cause Analysis for New Falls 20. Weekly Falls Risk Huddle 21. … Worksheet for Falls Prevention Section 1: Screening for Falls Risk Section 2: Falls Prevention Plan

11. Falls | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2008 - Search terms and phrases included: falls, accidental falls, risk assessment, risk factors, risk management … Accidental falls. … Accidental falls are caused by the patient slipping, tripping, or having a mishap. … Morse indicated that accidental falls are less common,17 but a more recent report suggests that accidental … However, they are at higher risk for injury if an unanticipated or accidental fall occurs, so they are

16. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2008 - Search terms and phrases included: falls, accidental falls, risk assessment, risk factors, risk management … Accidental falls. … Accidental falls are caused by the patient slipping, tripping, or having a mishap. … Morse indicated that accidental falls are less common,17 but a more recent report suggests that accidental … However, they are at higher risk for injury if an unanticipated or accidental fall occurs, so they are

17. On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports Four types … On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports 1 O n-Tim e Falls P revention E lectronic R eports … the falls. … Medical Staff Meeting On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports 11 O n-Tim e Falls P … Facility staff typically complete a falls assessment immediately after a resident falls.

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 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."