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Take a Look at the Evidence - Falls

Articles

From PubMed
  • Malnutrition risk and hospital-acquired falls in older adults: A cross-sectional, multicenter study
  • Staffing Utilization and Fall Prevention With an Electronic Surveillance Video System: A Randomized Controlled Study
  • Evaluating the Humpty Dumpty Fall Scale: An International, Multisite Study

See more recent articles from PubMed on Falls

UCSF Nursing Procedures

  • Falls Prevention Program
  • Falls Prevention Program (Adult)
  • Falls Prevention Program (Pediatric)

Other links

Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research
  • Falls Prevention
Joint Commission
  • Sentinel Event Alert 55: Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in health care facilities (2015)
Joanna Briggs Institute
  • JBI Recommended Practice: Falls Prevention: Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (2016)
  • JBI Evidence Summary: Falls (Older People) Risk Assessment: Hospitalized Older Patients (2017)

Patient Education Resources for Clinicians

  • Talking about Fall Prevention with Your Patients (CDC)

Resources for Patients and Families

  • Fall prevention: Simple tips to prevent falls (Mayo Clinic)
  • Patient Education Series: Preventing falls (Lippincott NursingCenter)
  • Preventing Hospital Falls (Journal of Patient Safety)

 

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