Patient falls in the acute inpatient setting remain a common safety concern. According to 2019 Patient Safety Network data, falls occur at a rate of three to five per 1,000 bed-days; 700,000 to 1 million hospitalized patients fall each year. More than one-third result in injury. Findings of one hospital’s patient fall committee led to asking whether patients fully understood their fall prevention instructions or if they chose not to follow them despite understanding the plan.
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