Resident Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings.

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Resident Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings.

November 11, 2015

Simmons S, Schnelle J, Slagle J, et al. Technical Brief No. 24. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2016. AHRQ Publication No. 16-EHC022-EF.

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Efforts to maintain patient autonomy can detract from ensuring residents' safety in nursing homes. Common safety issues in nursing homes are medication errors, falls, and inappropriate use of restraints. This technical brief discusses gaps in the research base that hinder understanding of the safety hazards in the residential care environment.

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