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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45533/psn-pdf
    November 02, 2016 - issues: venous thromboembolism, pressure ulcers, catheter–associated urinary tract infections, and falls … preventability-hospital-acquired-venous-thromboembolism https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organisational-strategies-implement-hospital-pressure-ulcer-prevention-programmes-findings … program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  2. Measured response to identified suicide risk and violence: what you need to know about psychiatric patient safety. | PSNet

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    January 30, 2019 - October 27, 2021 Patient safety and suicide prevention in mental health services: time … March 18, 2015 Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital … falls collaborative.

  3. Implementing a patient safety and quality program across two merged pediatric institutions. | PSNet

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    June 03, 2013 - August 23, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023 … November 21, 2016 Applying root cause analysis to improve patient safety: decreasing falls

  4. The human factors of home health care: a conceptual model for examining safety and quality concerns. | PSNet

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    November 21, 2018 - November 15, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023 … April 22, 2011 The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off."

  5. Health outcomes associated with potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. | PSNet

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    June 29, 2011 - November 16, 2022 Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls … December 12, 2012 Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized … September 23, 2020 Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 15, 2023 - medication-safety-messages-patients-web-portal-medcheck-intervention https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-patient-centered-fall-prevention-tool-kit-reduce-falls-and-injuries-nonrandomized

  7. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    June 26, 2018 - in community-dwelling adults 65 years and older at increased risk of falls and selectively offering … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Physical activity and health. … Interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults: US Preventive Services Task Force … Denosumab for prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. … Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.

  8. Surgical count practice variability and the potential for retained surgical items. | PSNet

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    October 20, 2010 - Occupational therapy utilization in veterans with dementia: a retrospective review of root cause analyses of falls … 30, 2022 View More Related Resources Guidelines in Practice: prevention … August 3, 2022 Guideline implementation: prevention of retained surgical items. … September 29, 2017 Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery … September 12, 2012 Implementing AORN recommended practices for prevention of retained

  9. For children admitted to hospital, what interventions improve medication safety on ward rounds? | PSNet

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    July 29, 2020 - 7, 2022 Six major steps to make investigations of suicide valuable for learning and prevention … February 2, 2022 Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic … March 23, 2022 Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during

  10. Surgical fire in the United States: 2000-2020. | PSNet

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    March 03, 2021 - February 2, 2022 Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States … February 22, 2023 View More Related Resources Patient falls in … October 26, 2022 Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of reported

  11. How providers can optimize effective and safe scribe use: a qualitative study. | PSNet

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    November 18, 2020 - perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls … February 7, 2024 Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation … of an evidence-based fall prevention program.

  12. Patients' experience of patient safety information and participation in care during a hospital stay. | PSNet

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    April 05, 2023 - August 25, 2021 Do falls and other safety issues occur more often during handovers when … June 14, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  13. Nursing bedside clinical handover—an integrated review of issues and tools. | PSNet

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    July 07, 2021 - Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes - falls … Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  14. Patient participation in surgical site marking: can this be an additional tool to help avoid wrong-site surgery? | PSNet

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    March 14, 2022 - November 1, 2023 Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation … of an evidence-based fall prevention program. … Exploring organizational context and structure as predictors of medication errors and patient falls

  15. HCUP Statistical Brief #19: Common Injuries That Result in Hospitalization, 2004 (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2006 - definition of injury used in this statistical brief is consistent with the State and Territorial Injury Prevention … Over 38 per- f injury stays were the of falls. … By far, the most frequent cause of injury was falls. … Statistical Brief, injuries were defined in a manner consistent with the State and Territorial Injury Prevention … State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association. http://stipda.org/associations/5805/files

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42083/psn-pdf
    March 13, 2013 - Progress in patient safety improvement has been hindered by a lack of high-quality research on error prevention … certain health care–associated infections and surgical complications, bundled interventions to reduce falls … surgical-safety-checklist-reduce-morbidity-and-mortality-global-population https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43444/psn-pdf
    August 27, 2014 - Kingdom revealed that the most common events included failure to recognize clinical deterioration, falls … improving-situation-awareness-reduce-unrecognized-clinical-deterioration-and-serious-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47349/psn-pdf
    January 30, 2019 - information sharing and advice networks on several patient safety outcomes, including medication errors, falls … //psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  19. Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality among Northwest AI/AN.

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    August 01, 2014 - Motor vehicle crashes account for majority of unintentional injury deaths Injury prevention … Falls: AI/AN 8.5, white 27.6. Accidental drowning:AI/AN 4.2, white 3.2. … projects at NPAIHB Injury Prevention Program NW Tribal Injury Prevention … Coalition → 5-year Tribal Injury Prevention Action Plan Focus on motor vehicle safety & elder falls … Bridget Canniff & Luella Azule, Injury Prevention Program Tam Lutz, Jodi Lapidus, & Nicole Smith, Native

  20. Clinicians' perceptions of opioid error–contributing factors in inpatient palliative care services: a qualitative study. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2016 - The impact of safety culture, quality of care, missed care and nurse staffing on 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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