reviews of fall risk and intervention efficacy; creation of communication mechanisms, reporting processes, and change champion roles; engagement of patients and families in falls prevention; increased public awareness of fall risk through signage; nursing interventions; and utilization of nursing performance...
One practice to prevent patient falls is the use of sitters to conduct one-to-one direct observation of high-fall-risk patients. U.S. acute care hospitals can spend more than $1 million annually on sitters, and indications suggest this cost is increasing.6 Despite the widespread adoption of...