Safe patient handling and mobility: The journey continuesHazards 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 surveillanceNurses 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 patientsMore 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 patientFalls 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 fallingAn 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 remainsThis 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 fallsFalls 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 preventionFalls are a major concern for older adults in all settings, causing significant morbidity and mortality and affecting quality of life. In the hospital,…
Preventing injuries from patient fallsWhile falls prevention has become standard in inpatient care, injury prevention has gotten less attention, both in research and everyday practice. Injuries from falls…
Spotlight on ANA member and Jonas Scholar: Assessing the use of ANA’s safe patient handling and mobility standardsIn April, Jonas Scholar Kimberly Waltrip, MSN, RNC, an American Nurses Association (ANA) and Missouri Nurses Association member, presented a poster at the Tampa…
Keeping patients safe from falls and pressure ulcersKeeping hospital patients safe from untoward events is a crucial aspect of the essence of nursing. Every healthcare organization is accountable for the care…
Safe patient handling and mobility: The journey continuesHazards 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 surveillanceNurses 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 patientsMore 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 patientFalls 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 fallingAn 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 remainsThis 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 fallsFalls 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 preventionFalls are a major concern for older adults in all settings, causing significant morbidity and mortality and affecting quality of life. In…
Preventing injuries from patient fallsWhile falls prevention has become standard in inpatient care, injury prevention has gotten less attention, both in research and everyday practice. Injuries…
Spotlight on ANA member and Jonas Scholar: Assessing the use of ANA’s safe patient handling and mobility standardsIn April, Jonas Scholar Kimberly Waltrip, MSN, RNC, an American Nurses Association (ANA) and Missouri Nurses Association member, presented a poster at…
Keeping patients safe from falls and pressure ulcersKeeping hospital patients safe from untoward events is a crucial aspect of the essence of nursing. Every healthcare organization is accountable for…
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