Special Issue on Falls. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Special Issue on Falls. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Special or Theme Issue
 
• Published February 2016

Special Issue on Falls.

Rehabil Nurs. 2016;41:1-59.

Safety challenges in residential care facilities are well documented. Articles in this special issue explore falls in rehabilitation settings, including nurses' role in managing fall risks and strategies to prevent falls.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE › COMMENTARY

Safety standards: implementing fall prevention interventions and sustaining lower fall rates by promoting the culture of safety on an inpatient rehabilitation unit.

Leone RM, Adams RJ. Rehabil Nurs. 2016;41:26-32.

TOOLS/TOOLKIT › TOOLKIT

Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.

Ganz DA, Huang C, Saliba D, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0015-EF.

MEETING/CONFERENCE › OREGON MEETING/CONFERENCE

5th Annual Oregon Patient Safety Forum.

Oregon Patient Safety Commission. February 26, 2016; DoubleTree, Portland, OR.

JOURNAL ARTICLE › STUDY

Engaging pediatric resident physicians in quality improvement through resident-led morbidity and mortality conferences.

Destino LA, Kahana M, Patel SJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42:99-110.

JOURNAL ARTICLE › COMMENTARY

The doctor's new dilemma.

Koven S. N Engl J Med. 2016;374:608-609.

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