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Patient falls in hospitals are common and debilitating adverse events that persist despite decades of effort to minimize them. Improving communication across the assessing nurse, care team, patient, and patient’s most involved friends and family may strengthen fall prevention efforts. A team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, sought to develop a standardized fall prevention program that centered around improved communication and patient and family engagement.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. September 13 - November 7, 2023.
Patel J. PM Healthcare Journal. Spring 2023(4):5-18.
Bryant A. UpToDate. May 18, 2023.
National Action Alliance. June 27, 2023. 2:00- 3:00 PM (eastern)