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Preventing Falls in the Elderly Long Term Care Facilities

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The elderly long-term care population is at increase risk for falls and fall related injuries. The implementation of a fall prevention program is important for ensuring resident safety. Systematically assessing residents’ risk for falls and implementing appropriate fall prevention interventions can reduce the number of falls in the elderly long-term care residents.

Submitted by Rebecca McCarthy, MSN, RN-BC, CDONA and Catherine W. Adedokun, MSN, RN and Roseanne Moody Fairchild, PhD, RN

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The term “Never Event” is not friendly. Never events consist of 28 occurrences on a list of inexcusable outcomes in a healthcare setting. They are defined as "adverse events that are serious, largely preventable, and of concern to both the public and healthcare providers for the purpose of public accountability.

Submitted by Michelle Myers Glower RN MSN, LNC

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