Incidence and characteristics of patient falls and fall prevention programs have been a topic of interest in the literature; however, few articles on fall reduction strategies written by staff nurses have been published. Falls in hospitalized patients are serious threats to patient safety.1 According to Morse,2 sequelae of falls are the second leading cause of death in the United States. Costs resulting from falls alone have been reported at between 0.85% and 1.5% of the total health care expenses within the United States, Australia, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.3 A fall is the most reported safety incident in inpatients and occurs in all adult clinical areas. Accidental falls are among the most common incidents reported in hospitals and occur in approximately 2% of all hospital stays.4 Growing evidence indicates that falls occurring in the hospital can be reduced with planning and intervention techniques.5...
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1 April 2015
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April 01 2015
Bedside Nurses Leading the Way for Falls Prevention: An Evidence-Based Approach
Marty Cangany, RN, DNP, ACNS-BC;
Marty Cangany, RN, DNP, ACNS-BC
Marty Cangany is a medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist at Franciscan St Francis Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Dawn Back, RN, BSN;
Dawn Back, RN, BSN
Dawn Back is a registered nurse in the cardiac critical care unit at Franciscan St Francis Health.
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Tori Hamilton-Kelly, RN, BSN;
Tori Hamilton-Kelly, RN, BSN
Tori Hamilton-Kelly is a patient care coordinator and registered nurse in the progressive cardiac care unit at Franciscan St Francis Health.
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Marian Altman, RN, MS, CNS-BC, ANP;
Marian Altman is a clinical practice specialist, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Aliso Viejo, California.
Corresponding author: Marian Altman, rn, msn, acns-bc, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Susan Lacey, RN, PhD
Susan Lacey, RN, PhD
Susan Lacey was program director of the American Association for Critical-Care Nurses Clinical Scene Investigator Academy when this project was done.
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Crit Care Nurse (2015) 35 (2): 82–84.
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Marty Cangany, Dawn Back, Tori Hamilton-Kelly, Marian Altman, Susan Lacey; Bedside Nurses Leading the Way for Falls Prevention: An Evidence-Based Approach. Crit Care Nurse 1 April 2015; 35 (2): 82–84. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2015414
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