TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Fall Initiatives: Redesigning Best Practice JO - Journal of nursing administration A1 - Kolin, M. Melissa A1 - Minnier, Tamara A1 - Hale, Kathleen M. A1 - Martin, Susan C. A1 - Thompson, Lucy E. SP - 384 EP - 391 VL - 40 IS - 9 N2 - One of the largest categories of reported adverse events in hospitals are patient falls, which are estimated to cost more than $20 billion a year. With the goal of preventing falls and reducing the seriousness of injuries from falls, a quality improvement project was initiated. The authors discuss the project that resulted in a best practice toolkit related to decreasing fall-related injuries.

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