Falls

Falling forward: Why is it so hard?

  Yes, I’m talking about falls here! Why is it so hard to take what we KNOW, and make it what we DO? We know best practices, we…

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 in injury and medical complication have proven to…

Issues up close

How NDNQI® data are helping top hospitals improve nursing quality

Known fallers

Patients who arrive in the emergency department (ED) because of a fall or with a medical condition or after an accident that resulted in a fall, require prevention…
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The impact of rounding on a geriatric psychiatric unit

Geriatric psychiatric units are typically populated with patients who have a wide range of mental health diagnoses, including dementia, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. This diversity can…

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