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21. Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients' fall risks in hospitals and implications for multifactorial approaches to fall prevention. | PSNet
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    July 20, 2022 - ' fall risks in hospitals and implications for multifactorial approaches to fall prevention. … 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 … falls prevention strategies. … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients’ fall risks in hospitals

22. The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital. | PSNet
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    April 24, 2018 - Commentary The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … December 9, 2020 In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … in four hospitals in the United States.

23. In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in four hospitals in the United States. | PSNet
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    December 12, 2012 - Study In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in four … hospitals in the United States. … In-Hospital Sequelae of Injurious Falls in 24 Medical/Surgical Units in Four Hospitals in the United … In-Hospital Sequelae of Injurious Falls in 24 Medical/Surgical Units in Four Hospitals in the United … October 19, 2022 The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital

24. Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. | PSNet
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    May 05, 2014 - Commentary Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative. … October 12, 2011 Adverse Events in Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries

25. Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients? | PSNet
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    December 12, 2012 - Since only about 1 in 10 falls result in injury, some argue that rather than trying to prevent all falls … December 12, 2012 In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … in four hospitals in the United States. … June 13, 2011 Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based … General Internal Medicine Hospital Medicine Patient Falls View More

26. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 31, 2023 - - customized-prevention Summary Patient falls in hospitals are common and debilitating adverse events … Still, patients in hospitals fall up to 1 million times per year.7 An estimated 30% of these falls result … After implementing the program, the hospitals saw an overall adjusted 15% reduction in falls compared … Secure buy-in from hospital leadership. … Falls in hospital increase length of stay regardless of degree of harm. 

27. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 18, 2024 - to 1 million patients fall in hospitals in the United States each year.4 Patient death or serious injury … In hospitals, falls with injuries can lead to other adverse outcomes including pressure injuries or … Fall TIPS is used in more than 500 hospitals in the United States and internationally, and it is associated … with a 25% reduction in falls in hospital settings. … Risk factors and risk assessment tools for falls in hospital in-patients: a systematic review.

28. 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. … In general, the researchers found very-low-certainty evidence that sitters reduce fall risk in acute … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls. … hospitals: a descriptive study.

29. Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. | PSNet
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    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. … This study assessed the impact of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) on falls in older adults … Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. … January 12, 2022 Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review.

30. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2011 - as many as 1 million falls in hospital patients each year in the United States.(1) Additionally, these … Patients of all ages fall, but more than 80% of falls in hospitals occur in patients older than 65 years … Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in hospitals. Clin Geriatr Med. 2010;26:645-692. … The consequences of falls in acute and subacute hospitals in Australia that cause proximal femoral fractures … Interventions for preventing falls in older people in nursing care facilities and hospitals.

31. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 18, 2024 - Is that true for falls both in and out of the hospital? Patricia Dykes: Yes. … in hospitals, and they were all negative trials. … We conducted a clinical trial in four hospitals in Boston and saw the first significant decrease in falls … used in hospitals around the world. … Risk factors and risk assessment tools for falls in hospital in- patients: a systematic review.

32. Reducing falls with a safety spotter program. | PSNet
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    November 16, 2022 - efforts can be costly for hospitals . … This commentary describes how a hospital employed "spotters" to watch and interact with patients at risk … September 1, 2021 Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance … in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration. … March 2, 2016 Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

33. The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an integrative review. | PSNet
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    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. … The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an integrative review. … to identification of serious injury after falls in hospital inpatients. … June 5, 2019 A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication

34. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 15, 2024 - Background Falls are a common and devastating complication of hospital and long-term care, particularly … More than one-third of in-hospital falls result in injury, including serious injuries such as fractures … 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 … Preventing Falls in Healthcare Settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer

35. Patient perception of fall risk and fall risk screening scores. | PSNet
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    December 07, 2022 - Falls in inpatient healthcare settings are a common patient safety event. … March 17, 2021 Frequency of medication administration timing error in hospitals: a systematic … among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. … December 21, 2014 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … and Safety Professionals Geriatrics Hospital Medicine Patient Falls View More

36. Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. | PSNet
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    May 01, 2017 - Government Resource Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … Citation Text: Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … Falls are a primary focus of quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals . … an AHRQ toolkit to decrease risk of falls. … July 23, 2019 Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.

37. Failure to Ensure Patient Safety Leads to Patient Falls in Nursing Homes. | PSNet
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    August 14, 2024 - Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal … Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes: clinical practice guideline. … Bedrails and falls in nursing homes: asystematic review. … Strategies to prevent falls and fractures in hospitals and care homes and effect of cognitive impairment … hospitals: a systematic review of literature.

38. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 30, 2024 - consecutive falls and is associated with longer hospital stays, increased frequency of in-hospital … 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 … Risk factors and risk assessment tools for falls in hospital in- patients: a systematic review. … Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

39. Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. | PSNet
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    February 14, 2017 - Study Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized … Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. … In this study conducted at two Australian hospitals, cognitively intact patients who received a multimodal … Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. … September 13, 2017 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.

40. Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. | PSNet
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    December 16, 2011 - Study Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. … Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. … among various hospital-based healthcare professionals and trainees in a simulated patient room. … June 12, 2019 Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.