Fall prevention: The little things can make a big difference
In 2014, a multidisciplinary task force at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston created a fall-reduction program flexible enough to be customized to each unit’s…
Mobility
Fall prevention: A contract with patients and families
Editor’s note: This is the second of three case studies describing success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series is brought to…
Fall prevention: Applying the evidence
This is the first in a series of three case studies illustrating success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series is brought…
Safe patient handling and mobility: The journey continues
Hazards associated with manual patient handling continue to compromise the health and safety of nurses. Among nurses who responded to the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Health Risk Appraisal: •…
Keeping watch: Enhancing fall prevention through targeted video surveillance
Nurses who work in hospitals are challenged to identify patients at risk for falling and implement initiatives to keep them safe. Activities such as…
Implementing a mobility program for ICU patients
More than 5 million patients are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) every year, with survival rates approaching 80%. But when they leave the…
Tailoring falls-prevention interventions to each patient
Falls result from an unsafe environment or known risk factors that haven’t been addressed. Although most patient falls are preventable, falls are the top-reported…
Assessing your patients’ risk for falling
An estimated 25,500 Americans died from falls in healthcare and community settings in 2013. Countless more suffered life-changing injuries, such as fractures, internal injuries,…
We’ve made gains in preventing falls, but more work remains
This year marks the 20-year milestone of the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) leadership in making patient falls a nurse-sensitive indicator. In 1995, ANA’s work…
Taking appropriate precautions against falls
Falls pose a major public health problem around the world. In the United States, unintentional falls occur in all age groups. Such falls are…
Creating an environment of falls prevention
Falls are a major concern for older adults in all settings, causing significant morbidity and mortality and affecting quality of life. In the hospital,…
Fall prevention: The little things can make a big difference
In 2014, a multidisciplinary task force at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston created a fall-reduction program flexible enough to be customized to…
Fall prevention: A contract with patients and families
Editor’s note: This is the second of three case studies describing success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series is…
Fall prevention: Applying the evidence
This is the first in a series of three case studies illustrating success stories in preventing falls and injuries from falls. The series…
Safe patient handling and mobility: The journey continues
Hazards associated with manual patient handling continue to compromise the health and safety of nurses. Among nurses who responded to the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Health Risk…
Keeping watch: Enhancing fall prevention through targeted video surveillance
Nurses who work in hospitals are challenged to identify patients at risk for falling and implement initiatives to keep them safe. Activities…
Implementing a mobility program for ICU patients
More than 5 million patients are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) every year, with survival rates approaching 80%. But when they…
Tailoring falls-prevention interventions to each patient
Falls result from an unsafe environment or known risk factors that haven’t been addressed. Although most patient falls are preventable, falls are…
Assessing your patients’ risk for falling
An estimated 25,500 Americans died from falls in healthcare and community settings in 2013. Countless more suffered life-changing injuries, such as fractures,…
We’ve made gains in preventing falls, but more work remains
This year marks the 20-year milestone of the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) leadership in making patient falls a nurse-sensitive indicator. In 1995,…
Taking appropriate precautions against falls
Falls pose a major public health problem around the world. In the United States, unintentional falls occur in all age groups. Such…
Creating an environment of falls prevention
Falls are a major concern for older adults in all settings, causing significant morbidity and mortality and affecting quality of life. In…
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