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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.
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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
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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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46375/psn-pdf
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
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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
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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
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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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42732/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42099/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45980/psn-pdf
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
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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 … 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41113/psn-pdf
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
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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 … 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
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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.
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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.