Fall prevention in outpatient setting

    • Reducing Falls in Outpatients: Evaluation of Fall Risk ...

      • Staff Education Key to Identification of Patients at Risk for Falls and Fall Prevention in Any Setting (Joint Commission; US Department of Health & Human Services; Guwaldi & Keller, 2009; Jorgensen, 2011; Seifert, 2011) Purpose • Survey Nursing Staff in an Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic to Evaluate the Utilization of the Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention Tool for ...

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    • [PDF File]Fall Risk Identification and Intervention To Prevent Falls ...

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      Outpatient Care Setting Kathleen Burns RN, MSN OCN Margaret Hanbury RN,BSN, MPH Cheryl Larsen RN,BSN Christine Waszynski RN,MSN,GNP-BC . Issue Fall prevention is an important safety issue for health care systems Hospital initiatives many times begin with initial focus on the inpatient population . Misperception Historically, the perception of patients using outpatient services and outpatient ...

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    • Implementing an Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Program in ...

      Outpatient Clinical Setting ... fall prevention program can be integrated into standard clinical care of older persons with a history (or a high risk) of falling is unclear. Addressing this question is clinically important if the potential of screening and referral to pre-ventative activities and targeted treatment through clinical care and health services1,5 is to be fully realized. To bridge ...

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    • [PDF File]Fall Prevention Guide - Centers for Disease Control and ...

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      evidence-based fall prevention programs that can be implemented in the community. It also describes the resources needed to implement and sustain these fall prevention programs. The main purposes of this guide are to: • Promote an integrated, collaborative approach to fall prevention • …

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