A retrospective cohort study of factors associated with severity of falls in hospital patients

M Ghosh, B O'Connell, E Afrifa-Yamoah, S Kitchen… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Severity of falls in hospital patients are threat to patient safety which can result in a financial
burden on the patient's family and health care services. Both patient specific and …

Evidence on fall and injurious fall prevention interventions in acute care hospitals

YL Zhao, M Bott, J He, H Kim, SH Park… - JONA: The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Falls and injurious falls are a major safety concern for patient care in acute care hospitals.
Inpatient falls and injurious falls can cause extra financial burden to patients, families, and …

Prediction of falls in acute care using the Morse Fall Risk Scale

VD Jewell, K Capistran, K Flecky, Y Qi… - Occupational therapy in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The high number of patient falls occurring within acute care hospitals throughout the United
States has led to increased patient impairment and contributed to rising healthcare costs …

Patient, nurse, and organizational factors that influence evidence‐based fall prevention for hospitalized oncology patients: An exploratory study

S Tucker, D Sheikholeslami… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hospital falls remain common despite decades of studies and guidelines to
reduce their rate. Research evidence alone is insufficient, and integration of patient values …

Multilevel factors influencing falls of patients in hospital: The impact of nurse staffing

J Kim, S Kim, J Park, E Lee - Journal of nursing management, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The objective of this study was to investigate both individual and organizational factors
influencing the falls of patients in hospitals. Background Falls and fall‐related injuries, which …

Patient perception of fall risk and fall risk screening scores

NP Solares, P Calero, CD Connelly - Journal of nursing care …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Falls are the most prevalent adverse event among hospitalized patients.
Multilevel risk factors are associated with falls, yet falls continue. Purpose: To evaluate the …

Fall rates in urban and rural nursing units: does location matter?

M Baernholdt, ID Hinton, G Yan, W Xin… - Journal of nursing …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Patient falls remain a leading adverse event in hospitals. In a study of 65 rural hospitals with
222 nursing units and 560 urban hospitals with 4274 nursing units, we found that …

Transforming the paradigm of care to reduce falls on a medical-surgical unit using artificial intelligence

DF Rivera, JD Morelli, N Barrett-Fajardo… - Journal of …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Key Words: hospital falls, falls with injury, artificial intelligence, Al, nursing workflow,
rounding, nurse staffing, technology Achieving" zero harm" is a primary objective of all high …

Analysis of inpatient hospital falls with serious injury

E Costantinou, JA Spencer - Clinical nursing research, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Fall-related serious injuries pose risks to patients and healthcare organizations. This
retrospective, single-hospital study used a 38 variable instrument to understand …

The impact of nurse practice environment on patient outcomes and mediation effects of registered nurse outcomes in Middle Eastern acute care hospitals: A cross …

MM Almotairy, N Hoffart, CT Bacon, TP McCoy - Applied Nursing Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Examining associations between unit nurse practice environment and four patient
outcomes (catheter-associated urinary tract infections [CAUTIs], central line-associated …