AHRQ Resources for Preventing Falls in Hospitals A toolkit and a training curriculum can facilitate change. Ortelli,A Tracy - 《Ajn the American Journal of Nursing》 被引量: 0发表: 2018年 RESPONSE LETTER TO DR. OLIVER: PREVENTING FALLS IN HOSPITALS—INTERPRETING THE EVIDENCE A toolkit and a tr...
According to industry accreditors and research agencies, including the Joint Commission and AHRQ, best practices hospitals should follow to reduce falls and falls-related injuries include: (See Related) Raise awareness broadly:The responsibility for identifying and monitoring fall risks in patients does ...
Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 22042, USA Paula R. Graling DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN Department of Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety & Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,, Balti...
both in research and everyday practice. Injuries from falls can have serious consequences in patients, ranging from minor cuts and bruises to fractures, head injury, and even death. An estimated 11,000 patients die from falls in U.S. hospitals every year. ...