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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-high-fidelity-simulation-enhance-interdisciplinary-collaboration-and-reduce-patient-falls
September 23, 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. … Use of High-Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Reduce Patient Falls. … June 25, 2018
Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837672/psn-pdf
July 13, 2022 - Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping
review of multifactorial fall prevention interventions … 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 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/post-acute-transitional-services-safety-home-based-care-programs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-why-still-problem-2024
May 08, 2024 - Commentary
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? … This commentary describes the challenges of using national falls databases to learn from falls occurring … prevention of falls in and around the operating room . … Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866857/psn-pdf
October 02, 2024 - Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents
with cancer and blood disorders: a quality improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-hospitalized-children-and-adolescents-cancer-and-blood- … disorders-quality
Falls with injury are a never event. … This article describes a multipronged improvement effort to reduce falls
in a pediatric hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40598/psn-pdf
August 10, 2011 - An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care
hospital. … An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital. … describes a fall prevention program that successfully reduced falls and fall-related injury rates in … /issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals
January 03, 2017 - In this study, hospitalized patients experiencing serious injuries from falls were associated with … higher operational costs and longer lengths of stay, further building an economic case for fall prevention … January 3, 2017
Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams. … April 17, 2013
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among … October 4, 2011
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-expert-panels-falls-investigation-guide-toolkit-how-guide
January 09, 2025 - Tools/Toolkit
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: … Citation Text:
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: How-To Guide. … Patient falls are common sentinel events . … latest revision of this toolkit shares insights on applying the tenets of root cause analysis to falls … April 6, 2022
Infection Prevention Compendium For Long-Term Care Facilities.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73660/psn-pdf
September 01, 2021 - Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-inpatient-falls-across-clinical-departments
Patient falls resulting … Clinical department, rates, and
trends should be considered when implementing fall prevention strategies … /primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-standard-risk-screening-and-assessment-forms-prevent-harm-older-people-australian
May 11, 2022 - August 17, 2022
Nurses' harm prevention practices during admission of an older person … November 18, 2016
Nursing guidelines for comprehensive harm prevention strategies for … December 29, 2014
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: … December 21, 2014
Elderly Falls. … February 1, 2012
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44669/psn-pdf
January 22, 2016 - Safety standards: implementing fall prevention
interventions and sustaining lower fall rates by promoting … Safety Standards: Implementing Fall Prevention Interventions and Sustaining Lower
Fall Rates by Promoting … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-standards-implementing-fall-prevention-interventions-and-sustaining … -
lower-fall-rates
Inpatient falls are a pervasive sentinel event that require improvements in processes … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention
December 09, 2015 - Special or Theme Issue
Infection Prevention. … Citation Text:
Infection Prevention. Allen G, ed. AORN J. 2015;101:505-596. … A primary concern in the perioperative setting is the prevention of health care–associated infections … July 1, 2017
Special Issue on Falls. … March 2, 2016
ANA CAUTI Prevention Tool.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/demonstrating-value-standardized-cognitive-assessment-tool-through-use-interprofessional
December 02, 2020 - , traumatic brain injury, or stroke) are particularly vulnerable to patient safety events, such as falls … By December 2020, the fall rate was reduced to 0 falls per 1,000 admissions. … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023 … February 1, 2023
Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall rates … September 7, 2022
Nurses' harm prevention practices during admission of an older person
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
December 12, 2014 - Review
Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a … Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … This review analyzed relevant literature and determined that the number of patient falls has not been … reduced by hospital fall prevention programs, although similar efforts appear to be more successful … April 11, 2018
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73396/psn-pdf
June 16, 2021 - 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. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-built-environment-patient-falls-hospital-rooms-integrative-review … Decreasing inpatient falls requires improvements in both processes of care and the care environment … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ann-l-hendrich-rn-phd
February 26, 2025 - But the majority of injurious patient falls have clear intrinsic risk factors. … 18 holes of golf daily as there are falling. … Let's shift a little bit to other proposed prevention strategies, particularly in environmental ones, … I've seen everything from falling stars to falling leaves to big red signs. … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-initiative-tertiary-care-hospital
October 19, 2022 - Study
An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital. … An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital. … This study describes a fall prevention program that successfully reduced falls and fall-related injury … An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sitters-patient-safety-strategy-reduce-hospital-falls-systematic-review
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. … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls. … Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) program to engage older adults in fall prevention … January 27, 2021
Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838011/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces
hospital fall rates. … Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall
rates. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-smart-socks-system-reduces-hospital-fall-rates
Fall prevention … sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up – reduced fall rates among patients at risk
of falls … /primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-implementation-strategies-use-60-united-states-hospitals-descriptive-study
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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 … Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster … 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 … March 13, 2019
Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46559/psn-pdf
December 22, 2018 - Effect of promoting high-quality staff interactions on fall
prevention in nursing homes: a cluster-randomized … Effect of Promoting High-Quality Staff Interactions on
Fall Prevention in Nursing Homes: A Cluster-Randomized … -
cluster
Falls represent a significant cause of patient injury in the hospital setting, and evidence … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program