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  1. Inter- and intra-disciplinary collaboration and patient safety outcomes in U.S. acute care hospital units: a cross-sectional study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inter-and-intra-disciplinary-collaboration-and-patient-safety-outcomes-us-acute-care-hospital
    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

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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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

  3. Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    Effort to Reduce Pressure Ulcers in Virginia AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention … Hospital in Ohio Shared Decisionmaking for Chronic Conditions and Long-Term Care Planning The Falls

  4. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nursing-home-safety_research-protocol.pdf
    July 22, 2015 - Thus, the outcomes targeted for prevention are often the same: falls, pressure ulcers, delirium and … Falls in Nursing Homes. Atlanta, GA2015. 5. … Balance training reduces fear of falling and improves dynamic balance and isometric strength in institutionalised … Educating nursing home staff on fracture prevention: a cluster randomised trial. … A multifactorial intervention for the prevention of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients,

  5. Causes of Injuries Treated in the Emergency Department, 2010 (pdf file)

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    March 14, 2013 - Injury Prevention and Control. … Accessed May 6, 2013. 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Accessed May 6, 2013. 3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Injury Response. … The NEDS includes 11 data elements that identify the cause of the injury: cutting, drowning, falling … Marietta (GA): State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association; 2003.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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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.

  7. Resource List - AHRQ Nursing Home Survey (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2023 - Other Relevant Resources Falls Management/Prevention 1. … The toolkit is designed to aid facilities in developing a comprehensive falls prevention program. … a history of falls. 5. … Other Relevant Resources Falls Management/Prevention 1. … Falls Management Program 4.

  8. Statistical Brief #156

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    May 01, 2013 - Although falls were the most common type of injury that resulted in an ED visit for all age groups, falls … The NEDS includes 11 data elements that identify the cause of the injury: cutting, drowning, falling, … Injury Prevention and Control. Updated March 14, 2013. … Accessed May 6, 2013. 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Marietta (GA): State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association; 2003.

  9. AHRQ Tools Help Wisconsin Hospitals Post Big Quality, Safety Gains | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    September 01, 2015 - RED Toolkit, and other resources have helped WHA member hospitals improve hospital safety, prevent falls … Meanwhile, AHRQ's Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit helped 38 Wisconsin hospitals reduce falls … The toolkit focuses on the challenges hospitals face as they try to develop and sustain falls-prevention … Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Preventing Falls

  10. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
    April 06, 2023 - progress Final Research Plan Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention … of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication April 06, 2023 Recommendations … Does supplementation with vitamin D, calcium, or both prevent fractures and falls … Incident falls, including all-cause, low-trauma, and injurious falls (i.e., requiring hospitalization

  11. Nursing practice with hospitalised older people: safety and harm. | PSNet

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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.

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33722/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2011 - 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. … As a policy strategy, do you think falls should have been on that list?

  13. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide … These included: five falls to knees without injury, four with systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg … from agitation to transient physiological events to dislodgements of catheters and other devices to falls … , though none of the falls described were serious, and they were rare.

  14. At risk care plans: a way to reduce readmissions and adverse events. | PSNet

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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 Hospitals Health Care Providers Risk Managers Hospital Medicine Patient Falls

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846157/psn-pdf
    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

  16. Will my patient fall? | PSNet

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    March 13, 2013 - The authors assessed the literature to determine risk factors for falls that can be identified to help … Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Inpatient fall prevention

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72554/psn-pdf
    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

  18. Final Progress Report: Care Interventions and Quality of Care in Rural and Urban Nursing Units (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - 16 quarters), rural nursing units do as well or better than urban units regarding pressure ulcer prevention … Key Words: Pressure ulcers, falls, National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, nurse outcomes, … three aims: Specific Aim 1: To determine effects of care interventions for pressure ulcer and fall prevention … Finally, our results support that pressure ulcer prevention is complex and that, in order to decrease … Furthermore, our findings support the notion that pressure ulcer prevention is complex and requires

  19. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-rev.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Improving Fall Detection and Prevention AHRQ also funded projects exploring strategies for the detection … and prevention of patient falls in a variety of healthcare environments … role of the built environment (architecture, interior design, engineering) in the acquisition and prevention … 000024I-2 [Contract] Understanding the Role of Healthcare Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention … Examples of Project Findings Reducing Hospital-Associated Infections Improving Fall Detection and Prevention

  20. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Improving Fall Detection and Prevention AHRQ also funded projects exploring strategies for the detection … and prevention of patient falls in a variety of healthcare environments … role of the built environment (architecture, interior design, engineering) in the acquisition and prevention … AHRQ-funded study titled “Understanding the Role of Healthcare Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention … Examples of Project Findings Reducing Hospital-Associated Infections Improving Fall Detection and Prevention
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