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Effectiveness Of An Instructional Program On Decreasing Fall Incidents In Geriatric Patients With Psychiatric Disorders, Maurice Washington
Effectiveness Of An Instructional Program On Decreasing Fall Incidents In Geriatric Patients With Psychiatric Disorders, Maurice Washington
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Falls occur in 25% of older adults, resulting in over 8 million fatal and nonfatal injuries. In addition to the human suffering, associated medical and legal costs amount to over 50 billion dollars a year. This study examines the impact on fall rates of an evidence-based fall prevention program provided to a multidisciplinary staff on a psycho geriatric unit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Staff knowledge of effective fall prevention interventions was measured before and after their participation in an evidence-based instructional workshop provided by the Project Director using the Falls Prevention Knowledge Test by Dykes et al. (2019). While there were …
Effect Of A Community Hospital’S Sustainable And Enhanced Fall Prevention Quality Improvement Program On Inpatient Falls And Falls With Injury: A Before And After Study, Anne Catino
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The frequency of hospital falls is a significant clinical problem and directly related to patient safety. Failure to identify potential risk factors and to implement individualized measures for fall prevention can threaten patients’ safety and lead to increased hospital length of stay, increased hospital cost, and reduced quality of life for patients. The purpose of this project was to enhance an evidence-based, fall prevention program to effect a reduction in falls and falls injury. The project is supported by a multidisciplinary hospital team and builds on a community hospital’s fall reduction program. Falls and falls with injury frequencies for 6 …