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Impact Of Fall Education To Oncology Staff On Oncology Patient Fall Rates, Danni Sloane

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Significance & Background

Falls and fall-related injuries impact patients' health outcomes and are the most commonly reported adverse event in hospitals. Patient falls also affect reimbursement rates and can increase length of stay by about 6.3 days and increase undue patient harm. An increase of patients falls on the medical and surgical oncology acute care units have caused undue physical harm, increased moral distress, mental fatigue, and burnout in nurses; as well as placing financial burdens on the healthcare system. Implementing fall education and interventions aligns with national patient safety goals, is a top-priority project, is in alignment with the …

Population Screening For High-Risk Patient Identification Partnership With Care-Comprehensive Assessment, Risk, And Education., Ora K Gordon, Brad Bott, Nanor Parseghian, Kimberly K Childers, Sandra Brown

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Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing (Mced), Ora K Gordon, Brad Bott, Nanor Parseghian, Paul Psychogios, Kimberly K Childers, Sandra Brown

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