Autonomy and the patient’s right to choose falls prevention
You know from your experience that some patients will choose not to call for help before getting up from a…
falls prevention
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…
Enclosure bed: A tool for calming agitated patients
By Dawn Walters, MS, RN, Vice-President of Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, New York As…
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…
From our readers…Hourly rounding benefits patients and staff
Studies have shown hourly rounding decreases call light usage and unit noise levels, increases patient satisfaction, and reduces falls. Some…
Hook-and-loop alarm belt: A vital component in a fall-prevention toolkit
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of recurring case studies describing success stories in preventing falls and injuries…
Improving practice to reduce falls in the nursing home
Falls, typical incidents among older adults in the nursing home, are associated with debility, functional impairment, and mortality. Falls resulting…
Preventing falls in long-term care facilities
Use the CDC’s STEADI initiative to enhance patient safety. Takeaways: Fall-related death rates among adults 65 and older continue to…
Self-releasing alarm belts: It takes two
Patient falls from chairs are increasing at an alarming rate: What can a hospital’s nursing staff do to stop this trend?…
Special Supplement to American Nurse Today – Best Practices for Falls Reduction: A Practical Guide
Learn the facts about patient falls and find out how to overcome obstacles
to creating safer care environments.
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,…
What works: Reducing falls in the home
Would you like to learn a practical strategy for reducing falls in the home? We are two home care nurses…
