Patient falls while under supervision: trends from incident reporting.

Matthew Roberts

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Patient falls while under supervision: trends from incident reporting.

July 5, 2023

Roberts M. Br J Nurs. 2023;32(11):508-513.

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Preventing inpatient falls is a patient safety target. This study used one health system’s incident reporting tool in the United Kingdom to ascertain the incidence and characteristics of inpatient falls among patients under 1:1 or “cohorting” supervision. Findings indicate that nearly one in five falls occurred while the patient was under enhanced supervision and most commonly occurred in the patient’s bathroom or bedside.

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