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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44441/psn-pdf
August 26, 2015 - Preventing Falls With Injury. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
Patient falls are preventable and can be addressed … in their
facilities and design interventions to drive improvement. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial … inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-english-and-welsh-hospitals-national-observational-study-based-retrospective-analysis
June 15, 2011 - Study
Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … hospital environments and identified wide variation in both fall rates and reporting practices. … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … June 17, 2014
Preventable deaths due to problems in care in English acute hospitals:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-smart-socks-system-reduces-hospital-fall-rates
September 09, 2020 - Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall rates. … Fall prevention is a safety priority in hospital settings. … sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up – reduced fall rates among patients at risk of falls … August 4, 2021
Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19- … July 26, 2011
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovation-patient-safety-new-task-design-reducing-patient-falls
January 04, 2010 - Study
Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … September 20, 2023
Reduction in hospital-wide clinical laboratory specimen identification … December 19, 2012
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/failure_to_ensure_patient_safety_leads_to_patient_falls_in_nursing_homes.pdf
January 01, 2023 - HOMES
Two cases of falls in older patients in nursing homes highlight
how risk factors for falls … 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. … Strategies to prevent falls and fractures in hospitals and care homes and effect of cognitive impairment … hospitals: a systematic review of literature.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72756/psn-pdf
February 17, 2021 - fall
prevention in a nursing home. … fall prevention in a nursing home. … are an ongoing patient safety concern, yet mitigating falls among inpatients remains
challenging. … decrease in the rate of falls and injuries. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff
February 14, 2017 - Study
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital … 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. … May 4, 2015
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … April 15, 2009
Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-hospitals-accountable
December 09, 2020 - January 25, 2023
Association of rapid response teams with hospital mortality in Medicare … April 21, 2015
The effect of health information technology on quality in U.S. hospitals … March 20, 2013
Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … October 19, 2012
Adverse Events in Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries … September 20, 2011
Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pilot-testing-fall-tips-tailoring-interventions-patient-safety-patient-centered-fall
March 27, 2019 - hospitals. … hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … a multistate hospital network--13 academic medical centers, April-June 2020. … Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality
April 26, 2023
In-hospital … sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in four hospitals in the United States.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-organizational-context-and-structure-predictors-medication-errors-and-patient-falls
January 22, 2020 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Failure to rescue and 30-day in-hospital … mortality in hospitals with and without crew-resource-management safety training. … January 22, 2020
Organizational safety climate and job enjoyment in hospital surgical … December 15, 2021
Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in … military hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-falls-hospital-patients-communication-disability-highlighting-invisible
April 15, 2016 - Review
A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication disability … A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication disability: Highlighting an … A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication disability: Highlighting an … June 24, 2020
Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic … February 26, 2020
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-intervention-increase-bed-alarm-use-prevent-falls-hospitalized-patients-cluster
January 03, 2017 - Study
Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized … In this randomized controlled trial, use of a standardized bed alarm system did not reduce falls in … January 3, 2017
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … in four hospitals in the United States. … March 13, 2019
Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-psychiatric-unit
September 18, 2019 - Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in the psychiatric unit. … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in the psychiatric unit. … August 11, 2021
Inpatient suicide on mental health units in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals … November 6, 2019
Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans … September 19, 2016
Inpatient suicide and suicide attempts in Veterans Affairs hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/856592/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken
communication of patients' fall risks in hospitals … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken
communication of patients’ fall risks in hospitals … in hospitals. … This study in three orthopedic and three geriatric wards describes multidisciplinary communication about … falls prevention strategies.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-call-light-use-and-response-time-and-inpatient-falls-acute-care-settings
March 13, 2008 - Study
Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in … As hospitals search for effective interventions to reduce falls, the authors advocate for tracking … patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … September 26, 2018
Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals. … medical and surgical wards of selected hospitals in Kuwait.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/modification-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-following-fall-related-hospitalizations
January 19, 2022 - medications that increased their risk of falling, and deprescribing was rare after a fall-related hospitalization … December 21, 2022
Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … hospital in-patients: evaluation using Reason's accident causation theory. … Avoidable Error
March 21, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-root-cause-analysis-improve-patient-safety-decreasing-falls-postpartum-women
August 04, 2021 - Study
Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls in … 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. … August 4, 2021
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … June 12, 2019
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47402/psn-pdf
March 13, 2019 - 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 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-sequelae-injurious-falls-24-medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-sequelae-injurious-falls-24-medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united-states … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-sequelae-injurious-falls-24-medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-center-patient-safety-falls-toolkit-2004
May 24, 2017 - Citation Text:
National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … Toolkit to assist VA facilities in implementing or improving falls prevention efforts. … a VA hospital: design and outcomes. … the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. … May 3, 2006
Recommendations for Safe Use of Insulin in Hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-prevent-falls-using-multimodal-multidisciplinary-team
June 22, 2010 - Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … Consensus Policy Statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital … Patient Safety Innovations
Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce Hospital … March 2, 2016
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … June 20, 2011
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Hospitals
Long-Term