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321. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2016 - Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in health care facilities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities Falls … in the hospital are common, particularly among elderly patients, and falls resulting in serious injury … These strategies have been successfully applied and shown to reduce falls in high-quality studies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities https:

322. Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     March 08, 2023 - Review Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls. … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls. … February 8, 2023 Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during … More About The Topic Researchers Hospitals Quality and Safety Professionals Patient Falls

323. Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Falls and Fractures in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 21, 2025 - Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Falls … draft evidence review on vitamin D, calcium, or combined supplementation for the primary prevention of falls … Task Force determined that taking vitamin D supplements, with or without calcium, does not prevent falls

324. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults - Figure 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2010 - one of several interventions developed to reduce geriatric syndromes and related outcomes (such as falls … The health outcomes include a reduction in falls and an improvement in functional limitations. … Other positive outcomes include a reduction in fear of falling and improvement in balance, gait, and

325. Technology for Improving Medication Monitoring in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2005 - An example of a GRAM RAP-Med report RAPs: falls and delirium. … .25–27 Indeed, some researchers believe that the most effective intervention in reducing the risk of falling … Medication Monitoring Care Plans and Flow Records were developed for falls and delirium. … A longitudinal study of falls in an elderly population: I. Incidence and morbidity. … Medications and falls. Causation, correlation, and prevention.

326. Is single room hospital accommodation associated with differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls, pressure ulcers or medication errors? A natural experiment with non-equivalent controls. | PSNet
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     June 21, 2016 - single room hospital accommodation associated with differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls … single room hospital accommodation associated with differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls … Falls , pressure ulcers, and Clostridium difficile infections increased in the older patients' ward … On the acute assessment unit, falls and medication errors temporarily increased for the first 6 months … single room hospital accommodation associated with differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls

327. Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Falls Prevention Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1 Appendix 1-B. … Falling blood pressure, rising heart rate. Fever of 102 o  F. … Falls. Vital sign. Non-Physical Changes: Demeanor. Appetite. Sleeping. Speech. … Falls—e.g., the resident reaches for objects when in a wheelchair. … Sleeping—e.g., the resident falls asleep in unusual places.

328. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 05, 2014 - 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 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-mental-health-1-year-multihospital-falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-mental-health-1-year-multihospital-falls

329. Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in military hospitals. | PSNet
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     February 02, 2011 - Study Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in military … Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in military hospitals. … This study found that staff category and patient acuity were associated with medication errors and falls … Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in military hospitals.

330. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 28, 2005 - National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … 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 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-center-patient-safety-falls-toolkit-2004

331. Appendix B29: Engineer Inspection List | 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 B29: … Engineer Inspection List Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management … Falls Engineer Instructions Text Description of Form For the person doing the inspect … For the Falls Engineer: A member of nursing staff has checked resident rooms and equipment for safety … Refer to the Falls Engineer Instructions for details about how to do each task.

332. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 27, 2016 - Preventing Patient Falls: A Systematic Approach From the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare … Falls are a common hazard among both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. … This report summarizes the results of a collaborative to identify and address the root causes of falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/root-cause-analysis https

333. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 14, 2015 - Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. … Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-safety-spotter-program Patients at high risk for falls can … commentary describes how a hospital employed "spotters" to watch and interact with patients at risk for falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-safety-spotter-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities

334. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 17, 2011 - Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences In October … new policy that withholds payments for eight preventable complications of care, including hospital falls … between preventing falls and a more important goal of encouraging patient mobility.

335. Appendix B9: FMP Entry Log | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B9: … FMP Entry Log Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management Program … Falls Engineer Instructions [ D ] Select for Text Description .

336. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2022 - issue/strength-improvement-recommendations-injurious-fall-investigations- retrospective-multi Patient falls … This study retrospectively reviewed inpatient falls resulting in injury and the strength of the improvement … strength-improvement-recommendations-injurious-fall-investigations-retrospective-multi https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/never-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-built-environment-patient-falls-hospital-rooms-integrative-review

337. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2022 - interventions to reduce duration and variability in delays to identification of serious injury after falls … interventions to reduce duration and variability in delays to identification of serious injury after falls … multifactorial-interventions-reduce-duration-and-variability-delays-identification- serious Hospitals employ a variety of strategies to prevent inpatient falls … mapping to identify opportunities to improve timely diagnosis of serious injury resulting from inpatient falls … inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury

338. Appendix B2: Tracking Record for Improving Patient Safety (TRIPS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B2: … for Improving Patient Safety (TRIPS) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls … Falls Engineer Instructions [ D ] Select for Text Description of all images

339. Appendix B7: Wheelchair Seating Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B7: … Wheelchair Seating Assessment Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management … Falls Engineer Instructions [ D ] Select for Text Description for all images .

340. Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet
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     December 12, 2014 - Review Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a … Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … This review analyzed relevant literature and determined that the number of patient falls has not been … Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis