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…
Mobility
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,…
Preventing injuries from patient falls
While 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 standards
In 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 ulcers
Keeping hospital patients safe from untoward events is a crucial aspect of the essence of nursing. Every healthcare organization is accountable for the care…
Elements of a successful safe patient handling and mobility program
To avoid injuring their patients and themselves, healthcare providers must get in the habit of using safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) technology. In…
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…
Preventing injuries from patient falls
While 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 standards
In 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 ulcers
Keeping hospital patients safe from untoward events is a crucial aspect of the essence of nursing. Every healthcare organization is accountable for…
Elements of a successful safe patient handling and mobility program
To avoid injuring their patients and themselves, healthcare providers must get in the habit of using safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM)…
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