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  1. 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 … Newborn falls or drops are receiving increasing attention as a patient safety issue. … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023 … Article Study The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention … of falls in children with physical and cognitive impairments.
  2. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-assessment-one-determinant-falls-risk
    July 24, 2013 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Medication assessment: one determinant of falls risk. … Citation Text: Medication assessment: one determinant of falls risk. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. … system, this article describes which medication classes were most frequently associated with patient falls … and discusses risk assessment and fall prevention strategies. … The Topic Risk Managers Quality and Safety Professionals Medication Safety Patient Falls
  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39987/psn-pdf
    September 20, 2011 - Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial Patient falls are … Experts in the field have questioned the wisdom of this policy; even though falls are common, little … reduction in falls by using a customized fall prevention strategy.
  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 29, 2017 - Fall risk and prevention agreement: engaging patients and families with a partnership for patient safety … Fall risk and prevention agreement: engaging patients and families with a partnership for patient safety … - patient-safety Falls are a persistent problem for hospitalized oncology patients, despite protocols … patients and families about the risk of falls to help reduce these sentinel events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
  5. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovation-patient-safety-new-task-design-reducing-patient-falls
    January 04, 2010 - Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls. … Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) program to engage older adults in fall prevention … December 19, 2012 Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … October 19, 2011 Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls
  6. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review
    May 27, 2020 - Review Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults: a … Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults: a systematic evidence review … However, efforts to prevent falls have been limited by a lack of high quality evidence supporting specific … prevention strategies. … Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults: a systematic evidence review
  7. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-bedrails-falls-and-injury-systematic-review-clinical-studies
    March 15, 2016 - The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies. … The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies. … of patients' fall risks in hospitals and implications for multifactorial approaches to fall prevention … April 5, 2013 Perspective Implementing a Fall Prevention … January 25, 2023 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management
  8. 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 … This commentary relates the experience of five hospitals that implemented different fall prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 13, 2013 - Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … Considered a never event for hospitalized patients, falls that result in serious injury remain relatively … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta … /patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial https:// … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences https://psnet.ahrq.gov
  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - Use of high-fidelity simulation to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration and reduce patient falls. … Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Reduce Patient Falls. … Fall prevention is a critical patient safety activity. … of simulation-based team training resulted in higher teamwork scores and lower rates of preventable falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial https://psnet.ahrq.gov
  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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 … This study lends weight to fall prevention as a patient safety priority. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
  12. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-post-acute-care-patient-safety-scoping-review-multifactorial-fall-prevention
    January 12, 2022 - Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention … Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention interventions … Patient falls can be reduced through effective quality and safety strategies. … This scoping review discusses common post-acute care intervention domains to reduce falls for older … About The Topic Long-Term Care Quality and Safety Professionals Geriatrics Patient Falls
  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44564/psn-pdf
    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 … be targeted for personalized prevention interventions, but such efforts can be costly for hospitals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44556/psn-pdf
    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 … at risk for falls, establishing a multidisciplinary fall prevention team, using patient-specific approaches … primer/never-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sentinel-event-alert https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836962/psn-pdf
    April 20, 2022 - Using human factors and ergonomics principles to prevent inpatient falls. … Using human factors and ergonomics principles to prevent inpatient falls. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-human-factors-and-ergonomics-principles-prevent-inpatient-falls Changes … This study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of a fall prevention … The fall prevention program – implemented in July 2020 – led to a reduction of fall rates, but not to
  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74239/psn-pdf
    January 12, 2022 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults: a systematic … - adults Fall prevention in healthcare settings is a patient safety priority. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-risk-medications-hospitalized-elderly-adults-are-we-making-it-easy-do-wrong-thing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-built-environment-patient-falls-hospital-rooms-integrative-review
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    February 01, 2012 - Elderly Falls. February 1, 2012 J Safety Res. 2011;42(6):415-542. …   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elderly-falls This special issue explores fall prevention, including … strategies, literature reviews, and progress reports from organizations involved in fall prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elderly-falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utilizing-quality-improvement-methods-prevent-falls-and-injury-falls-enhancing-resident
  18. 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 … Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis … June 6, 2012 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … September 20, 2011 An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital
  19. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/visitor-restrictions-during-covid-19-pandemic-and-increased-falls-harm-canadian-hospital
    June 05, 2013 - Study Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital … Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital … Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention … January 16, 2025 ROI for a fall prevention intervention: invest a little, save a lot.
  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866352/psn-pdf
    July 24, 2024 - 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? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-why-still-problem-2024 Patient falls are a … This commentary describes the challenges of using national falls databases to learn from falls occurring … prevention of falls in and around the operating room.

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