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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46483/psn-pdf
    October 04, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program Falls are a primary focus of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical-center

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 15, 2011 - Exploring organizational context and structure as predictors of medication errors and patient falls. … Exploring Organizational Context and Structure as Predictors of Medication Errors and Patient Falls. … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-organizational-context-and-structure-predictors-medication-errors- and-patient-falls … Strategies to prevent medication errors and patient falls are a continuing focus of ongoing safety … Investigators discovered that structural measures had limited impact on medication errors and falls,

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 23, 2011 - Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in postpartum women. … Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in postpartum women. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-root-cause-analysis-improve-patient-safety-decreasing-falls- postpartum-women … This Taiwanese study used root cause analysis to identify causal factors for falls in postpartum women … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-root-cause-analysis-improve-patient-safety-decreasing-falls-postpartum-women

  4. Final Progress Report: Safety in the Home Healthcare Sector: A Pilot Study (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - compared to people who are less than 60 years of age.46, 48 The elderly not only have a high incidence of falling … compared to people who are less than 60 years of age.40, 42 The elderly not only have a high incidence of falling … Prevalence and correlates of fear of falling, and associated avoidance of activity in the general population … Covariates of fear of falling, and associated activity curtailment. … Restriction in activity associated wtih fear of falling among community-based seniors using home care

  5. Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2025 - ................................................................................................12 Falls … The toolkit is designed to aid facilities in developing a comprehensive falls prevention program. … This website contains links to the falls notebook, media tools, and additional resources. 3. … Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls https://rnao.ca/bpg/guidelines/prevention-falls-and-fall-injuries … risk for falls who are receiving care from nurses or other health-care providers.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 11, 2017 - The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital. … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital This commentary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital https:/ … identifying-unintended-consequences-quality-indicators-qualitative-study https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 06, 2017 - A multicomponent fall prevention strategy reduces falls at an academic medical center. … A Multicomponent Fall Prevention Strategy Reduces Falls at an Academic Medical Center. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical- … quality improvement intervention in three hospital units demonstrated a decrease in the number of falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical-center

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 04, 2010 - Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-call-light-use-and-response-time-and-inpatient-falls … As hospitals search for effective interventions to reduce falls, the authors advocate for tracking call … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta

  9. Modification of potentially inappropriate prescribing following fall-related hospitalizations in older adults. | PSNet

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    January 19, 2022 - patients in Ireland found that they were frequently prescribed medications that increased their risk of falling … December 21, 2022 Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … Initiative to deprescribe high-risk drugs for older adults presenting to the emergency department after falls … Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Geriatrics Ordering/Prescribing Errors Patient Falls

  10. Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settings. | PSNet

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    April 06, 2011 - facilities are particularly vulnerable to patient safety problems such as medication errors and falls … September 1, 2021 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care. … November 27, 2012 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836716/psn-pdf
    March 09, 2022 - issue/potentially-harmful-medication-dispenses-after-fall-or-hip-fracture-mixed- methods-study While falls … are common in older adults, there was a 31% increase in death due to falls in the U.S. from 2007-2016 … 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.

  12. Appendix B6: Mobility and Transfer 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 B6: … Mobility and Transfer Assessment Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls … Falls Engineer Instructions Text Description Resident Name: _____________________ … For instructions to the Get Up and Go Test and Wheelchair Screen, see the Falls Assessment Cue Sheet.

  13. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Implementation Steps and Timeline … Step 1: Agree To Use On-Time Falls Prevention Nursing home leadership agrees to incorporate process … representative contacts the facility’s electronic medical record (EMR) vendor to confirm that On-Time falls … Introduce On-Time Falls Prevention 1 st month 5. Review Reports 1 st month 6. … Sustain the Effort End of 9 th month to 12 th month Return to Falls Prevention

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44932/psn-pdf
    March 02, 2016 - Special Issue on Falls. March 2, 2016 Alverzo JP. (ed). Rehabil Nurs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-falls Safety challenges in residential care facilities are … Articles in this special issue explore falls in rehabilitation settings, including nurses' role in managing … fall risks and strategies to prevent falls. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-culture-long-term-care-cross-sectional-analysis-safety-attitudes-questionnaire-nursing

  15. Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    March 09, 2022 - September 13, 2023 Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … July 13, 2022 Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … December 27, 2018 Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: … Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls … The Topic Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Geriatrics Patient Falls

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 13, 2008 - Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovation-patient-safety-new-task-design-reducing-patient-falls This study … prone position, rather than sitting-standing, when helping patients transfer out of bed to prevent falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovation-patient-safety-new-task-design-reducing-patient-falls https:/

  17. Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized controlled trial of staff education. | PSNet

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    February 17, 2011 - The authors assessed the efficacy of a staff training program for reducing patient falls but found no … April 30, 2024 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Occupational therapy utilization in veterans with dementia: a retrospective review of root cause analyses of falls … April 6, 2022 Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … Topic Long-Term Care Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Patient Falls

  18. Shareable, Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Older Adults: Advancing Fall Assessment and Prevention Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices (ASPIRE) - Final Report (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2022 - Planning Tool, a shareable and interoperable CCDS, to support identifying older adults at risk of falling … adults reporting falling in the previous year (2). … The challenge is to ensure that older adults at risk of falling receive appropriate interventions and … prevent falls is challenging. … In Step 1, the CDS identified one urban and five rural patients at risk of falling due to prescribed

  19. Incidence and types of preventable adverse events in elderly patients: population based review of medical records. | PSNet

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    June 23, 2015 - The authors conclude that elderly patients experience higher rates of falls, preventable adverse drug … October 12, 2011 View More Related Resources Talking about falls … April 6, 2022 Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during … perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls … View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Physicians Geriatrics Patient Falls

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 28, 2012 - Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic- care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic … review-and-meta This review analyzed relevant literature and determined that the number of patient falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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