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  1. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module5/putoolkit_module5_tools.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit Module 5 Tools Action Plan Tool … to Measure Pressure Ulcer Rates and Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices Tool 5C: Assessing Comprehensive … 5D: Assessing Standardized Risk Assessment Tool 5E: Assessing Care Planning AHRQ Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Program Module 5 Tools 1 Action Plan Tool to Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices Measure … Completion Date for Plan Fall Rates (e.g., falls per 1,000 occupied bed days) are calculated

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50905/psn-pdf
    February 19, 2020 - Patient activation related to fall prevention: a multisite study February 19, 2020 Christiansen TL … Patient activation related to fall prevention: a multisite study . … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-activation-related-fall-prevention-multisite-study The Fall TIPS … Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) program has been shown to be effective in preventing inpatient falls … access to the Fall TIPS program are more engaged and feel more confident in their ability to prevent falls

  3. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2008 - Topics explored include ED boarding and crowding, infection prevention, and diagnostic safety. … Falls Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital … Falls can lead to serious injuries, decreased ability to function, reduced quality of life, increased … fear of falling, and increased health care use. … AHRQ’s tools, training, and research on preventing falls in hospitals and nursing homes.

  4. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2008 - Topics explored include ED boarding and crowding, infection prevention, and diagnostic safety. … Falls Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital … Falls can lead to serious injuries, decreased ability to function, reduced quality of life, increased … fear of falling, and increased health care use. … AHRQ’s tools, training, and research on preventing falls in hospitals and nursing homes.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40181/psn-pdf
    September 25, 2011 - cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals In this study, hospitalized patients experiencing serious injuries from falls … with higher operational costs and longer lengths of stay, further building an economic case for fall prevention … cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic-review-and-meta … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences https:// … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46100/psn-pdf
    July 11, 2017 - The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital. … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital This commentary … The authors suggest that immobilizing patients is not the answer to fall prevention and advocate for … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital https:/

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41411/psn-pdf
    October 19, 2012 - Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minnesota-hospital-association-statewide-project-safe-falls This commentary … discusses a state-wide effort to reduce falls, including its implementation strategies, challenges, … /issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39255/psn-pdf
    February 02, 2011 - The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off." February 2, 2011 Tinetti ME, Kumar C. … The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off". JAMA. 2010;303(3):258-66. … evidence on risk factors for and interventions to reduce falls in community-dwelling older adults. … The authors also describe how to integrate such prevention strategies into clinical practice. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-who-falls-its-always-trade

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37401/psn-pdf
    March 28, 2012 - Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic- care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-preventing-falls-acute-and-chronic-care-hospitals-systematic … review-and-meta 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

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42493/psn-pdf
    August 14, 2013 - Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-prevent-falls-using-multimodal-multidisciplinary-team This commentary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-prevent-falls-using-multimodal-multidisciplinary-team https:/ … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  12. PowerPoint Presentation

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallpxoverview.pptx
    October 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Presentation AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator … Training Overview of On-Time On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training 2-day training provides … Pressure Ulcer Healing Falls Prevention Preventable Hospital and ED Visits On-Time Overview 6 October … particular risk factor October 2017 On-Time Overview 13 Examples of On-Time Reports Examples from Falls … Prevention Reports: Falls High-Risk Report Quarterly Summary of Falls Risk Factors (by Unit or Facility

  13. Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient and family hospital safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/becoming-hand-hygiene-heroes-implementation-infection-prevention-and-control-campaign-patient
    June 15, 2016 - Study Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and … Becoming hand hygiene heroes: implementation of an infection prevention and control campaign for patient … March 20, 2019 View More Related Resources Reducing falls in hospitalized … of falls in children with physical and cognitive impairments. … March 31, 2021 Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls

  14. Evaluation and Integration of an Automatic Fall Prediction System - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs018205-kearns-final-report-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Scope: Falls and fear of falling are about two times more frequent in elderly persons living in nursing … Falls in older people: epidemiology, risk factors and strategies for prevention. … Kellog International Work Group on the Prevention of Falls by the Elderly. … The prevention of falls in later life. … A report of the Kellogg International Work Group on the Prevention of Falls by the Elderly.

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41911/psn-pdf
    December 12, 2012 - Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster … Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-intervention-increase-bed-alarm-use-prevent-falls-hospitalized-patients … cluster In this randomized controlled trial, use of a standardized bed alarm system did not reduce falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-integrative-review

  16. Is evidence guiding practice? Reported versus observed adherence to contact precautions: a pilot study. | PSNet

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    June 28, 2017 - January 3, 2017 Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States … November 30, 2022 In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … March 13, 2019 Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls … October 19, 2022 Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation … of an evidence-based fall prevention program.

  17. Final Progress Report: Call Light Responsiveness and Effect on Inpatient Falls and Patient Perceptions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/tzeng-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Hospital and nursing executives should consider strategizing fall and injurious fall prevention efforts … , history of falling, mobility, gait and balance, and dependence in activities of daily living [2]. … practical relevance, hospital and nursing executives should consider strategizing fall and injurious fall prevention … Falls and consequent injuries in hospitalized patients: effects of an interdisciplinary falls prevention … Chapter 8-Safety Practice 33, Falls prevention. [10] American Nurses Association (ANA).

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41241/psn-pdf
    June 15, 2012 - 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. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-root-cause-analysis-reduce-falls-injury-psychiatric-unit This study … cause analyses from the Veterans Health Administration system to highlight common activities during falls … /primer/root-cause-analysis https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  19. Evaluation of AHRQ’s On-Time Pressure Ulcer Program - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-ahrqs-time-pressure-ulcer-program/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - 2009 – January 2012 AHRQ Funding Amount $499,987 Summary: Pressure ulcers and injurious falls … Although substantial research has documented that preventing pressure ulcers and falls is possible, these … Lessons from the On-Time Pressure Ulcer program informed the development of an On-Time Fall Prevention … resources to help nursing home staff develop timely interventions to reduce at-risk residents’ incidence of falls … (Achieved) Design the tools and establish the foundation for a fall prevention implementation effort

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836995/psn-pdf
    April 27, 2022 - interventions to reduce duration and variability in delays to identification of serious injury after falls … interventions to reduce duration and variability in delays to identification of serious injury after falls … mapping to identify opportunities to improve timely diagnosis of serious injury resulting from inpatient falls … multifactorial-interventions-reduce-duration-and-variability-delays-identification-serious https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
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