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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man2.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 2. … Fall Response
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The Falls Management Program … Past history of a fall is the single best predictor of future falls. … Complete falls assessment.
Develop plan of care. … Yet to prevent falls, staff must know which of the resident's shoes are safe.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-why-still-problem-2024
May 08, 2024 - Commentary
Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024 … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? … This commentary describes the challenges of using national falls databases to learn from falls occurring … prevention of falls in and around the operating room . … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-and-their-effect-falls-during-hospital-admission
January 12, 2022 - Study
Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital … Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. … and compared the impact of three deprescribing tools on inpatient falls. … Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. … January 12, 2022
Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/monthly.html
October 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Electronic Reports
Monthly … Unit A
# falls
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1
1
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1
1
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1
0 … % (of total falls)
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1
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-and-integration-automatic-fall-prediction-system/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Project Period
December 2009 – September 2012
AHRQ Funding Amount
$299,452
Summary: Falls … Reducing the occurrence of falls can greatly improve patients’ quality of life. … Information about the causes of falls was obtained from ALF staff using a standardized fall-incident … logistic regression analysis, with falls as the outcome measure. … first in a series of monographs being prepared by the team comparing Fractal D with known predictors of falling
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb21.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B21: … Facts and Flow Chart
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The Falls Management … Falls Engineer Instructions
Facts
1 in 3 persons > 65 years will fall each year. … Management Program (FMP)
The Falls Nurse Coordinator will conduct a Falls Assessment of your residents … Thereafter, whenever your resident falls, you will receive a Fax Alert. A copy is attached.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40407/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention
of falls among hospital staff. … Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls
among hospital staff. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff
This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff
https … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-setting-analysis-reported-safety-events
November 17, 2021 - Study
Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of reported safety … Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of reported safety events. … Inpatient 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 … Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of reported safety events.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/talking-about-falls-qualitative-exploration-spoken-communication-patients-fall-risks
July 20, 2022 - Study
Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients’ fall risks in hospitals … Reducing or preventing inpatient falls is a common focus of patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals … study in three orthopedic and three geriatric wards describes multidisciplinary communication about falls … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients’ fall risks in hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-while-under-supervision-trends-incident-reporting
January 11, 2023 - Study
Patient falls while under supervision: trends from incident reporting. … Patient falls while under supervision: trends from incident reporting. … Preventing inpatient falls is a patient safety target. … Findings indicate that nearly one in five falls occurred while the patient was under enhanced supervision … Patient falls while under supervision: trends from incident reporting.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3ap.html
October 01, 2014 - Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management
Appendix. … Development and validation of the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument. … Falls: Nursing Standard of Practice Protocol: Fall Prevention. … Go to http://consultgerirn.org/topics/falls/want_to_know_more ; accessed August 27, 2010. … The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities .
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-expert-panels-falls-investigation-guide-toolkit-how-guide
January 09, 2025 - Tools/Toolkit
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: … Citation Text:
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: How-To Guide. … Patient falls are common sentinel events . … latest revision of this toolkit shares insights on applying the tenets of root cause analysis to falls … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45231/psn-pdf
February 14, 2017 - issue/6-pack-programme-decrease-fall-injuries-acute-hospitals-cluster-randomised-
controlled-trial
Falls … The bundle included assessing patients' risk for falling along with several widely used tactics
to prevent … falls. … Despite successful implementation of the fall prevention bundle, falls occurred just as
frequently on … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-needing-improve-care-and-knowing-how-do-it
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb22.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B22: … Further Assessment and/or Interventions
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The Falls … Falls Engineer Instructions
FMP Findings
Suggestions for Further Assessment and … interactions
Others
Poor vision
Incontinence
Dehydration
Use of restraints
Hypoglycemia
Fear of falling
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/longitudinal-study-multifaceted-intervention-reduce-newborn-falls-while-preserving-rooming
March 20, 2019 - Study
A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls … A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls while preserving rooming-in … Newborn falls or drops are receiving increasing attention as a patient safety issue. … Three years after implementation, the hospital achieved one year without any newborn falls and there … A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls while preserving rooming-in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and
September 14, 2022 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children … Citation Text:
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children … with physical or cognitive disabilities can be at higher risk for patient safety events, such as falls … follow-up from 2015 to 2022, as well as a 33% decrease in falls due to intrinsic factors. … September 14, 2022
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Reducing falls in
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/shareable-interoperable-clinical-decision-support-older-adults-advancing-fall
January 01, 2023 - Fall prevention is possible, but older adults who are at the highest risk of falling need to receive … to prevent falls is challenging. … Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices (ASPIRE)—supports PCPs in identifying older adults at risk of falling … Fall prevention is possible, but older adults who are at the highest risk of falling need to receive … Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices (ASPIRE)—supports PCPs in identifying older adults at risk of falling
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/it-possible-identify-risks-injurious-falls-hospitalized-patients
December 12, 2012 - Study
Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients … Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients? … Since only about 1 in 10 falls result in injury, some argue that rather than trying to prevent all falls … , a better approach would be to try to prevent injuries from falls. … Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-center-patient-safety-falls-toolkit-2004
May 24, 2017 - Toolkit
National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … Citation Text:
National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … Toolkit to assist VA facilities in implementing or improving falls prevention efforts. … The toolkit provides information on (1) designing a falls prevention and management program; (2) effective … The web version of the toolkit includes a falls notebook for practitioners implementing a program, media
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-built-environment-patient-falls-hospital-rooms-integrative-review
July 27, 2022 - Review
The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an … The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an integrative review. … Decreasing inpatient falls requires improvements in both processes of care and the care environment … The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an integrative review. … June 5, 2019
A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication