Background: Patients with communication disability, associated with impairments of speech,
language, or voice, have a three-fold increased risk of adverse events in hospital. However …

Objectives: assess the risk of falls in adult hospitalized patients and verify the incidence of
the event in this environment. Method: cohort study, with approval by the Research Ethics …

Purpose Falls are a major safety issue in rehabilitation settings. Patients receive mixed
messages—try to be as independent as possible, but don't do anything in your room without …

Performing peripheral veni-punctures and maintaining peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy
sites are daily responsibilities for medical-surgical nurses. Many nurses regularly perform …

Background: Falls in hospital are common and serious complications of stroke. Associations
have been found between communication disorders and increased rates of falls, but have …

Background People with communication disability following stroke are at risk of falls during
inpatient rehabilitation. However, they are often excluded from hospital falls research, and …

Background Falls are a common adverse event in both elderly inpatients and patients
admitted to rehabilitation units. The Hendrich Fall Risk Model II (HIIFRM) has been already …

Background: Falls remain an important benchmarking indicator for hospitals. Research
identifies factors associated with falls among hospitalized patients in general. Similarly, the …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if the Functional Independence
Measure (FIM) is as useful as the Morse Fall Scale in determining which patients admitted to …

Objectives Falls in hospitals lead to adverse patient outcomes and prevention of falls is of
upmost importance. Little is known about fall and injury rates in chronic care facilities, which …