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November 19, 2009 - randomised trial on the development and testing of an
evidence based inpatient safety program for the
prevention … randomised trial on the development and testing of an evidence based inpatient safety program for the
prevention … patient safety program focused on evidence-based guidelines
to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers, falls … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-pressure-ulcers-goal-zero
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta
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March 15, 2023 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-perception-fall-risk-and-fall-risk-screening-scores
Falls in inpatient … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-perception-fall-risk-and-fall-risk-screening-scores
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
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August 07, 2024 - that nurses rated as more collaborative had lower rates of both hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and falls … June 17, 2020
Effect of an emergency department process improvement package on suicide prevention … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall prevention … process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study … March 5, 2010
Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls
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March 28, 2018 - of an evidence-based fall prevention program. … Laboratory session to improve first-year pharmacy students' knowledge and confidence concerning the prevention … July 13, 2011
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections … January 25, 2023
Patient activation related to fall prevention: a multisite study … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023
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July 17, 2019 - Awareness and confidence in patient safety topics including medication safety and fall
prevention improved … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
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September 27, 2017 - The toolkit
focuses on six areas of safety: infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries … bad-hospital-design-making-us-sicker
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-design-and-construction
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-design-construction-and-renovation-health-care-facilities-patient-safety-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
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December 09, 2020 - Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60
United States hospitals: a descriptive study. … Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States
hospitals: a descriptive study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-implementation-strategies-use-60-united-states-hospitals … -
descriptive-study
Fall prevention remains a patient safety priority. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
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April 24, 2018 - This review found that restraint use and limiting mobility to prevent falls can result in functional … March 6, 2013
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management … June 19, 2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention … December 8, 2021
Do falls and other safety issues occur more often during handovers when … August 7, 2019
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.
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October 27, 2010 - one hospital's effort to decrease readmissions and adverse events involving inpatients at risk for falls … September 24, 2016
Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room … November 2, 2012
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … September 20, 2011
An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital … The Topic
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Patient Falls
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December 18, 2024 - Resources
Perspective
The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls … 27, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023
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April 17, 2013 - Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams. … Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-use-room-webcams
The use of Webcams and virtual … bed rail alarms were correlated with decreased patient falls in this study. … fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
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January 24, 2024 - to improve healthcare quality and mitigate and prevent harm from homecare safety incidents such as falls … January 28, 2015
Examining causes and prevention strategies of adverse events in deceased … May 8, 2024
The challenge of risk prevention in home healthcare-an interview study with … See More About The Topic
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Home Care
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Patient Falls
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November 26, 2019 - Whereas, working on mobility, delirium
prevention, skin care, etc. is a more horizontal cross-cutting … In the health system I’m at right
now, we’re increasingly marrying our falls prevention work with our … We placed fall prevention above safe mobility. … We don’t want patients falling
and breaking a bone while in the hospital under nurse supervision. … For example, prolonged length of stay, falls, and malnutrition.
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July 10, 2008 - Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a
randomized controlled trial of staff education … Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized
controlled trial of staff education … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-fall-related-injuries-long-term-care-randomized-controlled-trial-staff … -
education
The authors assessed the efficacy of a staff training program for reducing patient falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-fall-related-injuries-long-term-care-randomized-controlled-trial-staff-education
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October 01, 2010 - Falls and fall-related injuries in older dialysis patients. … *
Falls at Dialysis Centers
Falls are common–nearly 50% of patients had a fall in 190.5 person-years … *
Preventing Falls
There have been multiple recommendations to prevent falls at dialysis centers … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sets standards for infection control in dialysis units … Future investigation into the occurrence and prevention of adverse events and errors in dialysis units
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March 30, 2022 - Lewin Group: Falls Church, VA; March 2005. … Facebook
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Lewin Group: Falls … Lewin Group: Falls Church, VA; March 2005. … February 12, 2020
National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … November 30, 2016
National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention.
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August 20, 2018 - Book/Report
Advances in the Prevention and Control of HAIs. … Citation Text:
Advances in the Prevention and Control of HAIs. … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective reviews how infection prevention fits into a safety program. … December 10, 2024
Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated … December 24, 2008
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care
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September 20, 2017 - economic analysis estimated the impact of nurse-sensitive adverse events—including pressure ulcers,
falls … more than 1300 excess hospital days per
year, and they advocate for more resources for adverse event prevention … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-working-conditions-and-patient-safety-outcomes
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
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June 03, 2020 - could affect various quality and safety indicators (such as safety culture , pressure ulcers, and falls … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall prevention … process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study … October 6, 2016
Special Issue on Falls.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-analysis-communication-errors-health-care
October 21, 2020 - Falls and delays in diagnosis, treatment, or surgery were the most common adverse events related to … 14, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023 … June 15, 2016
Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team.