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. 2008 Aug;17(4):223-7, 235; quiz 228.

Evidence-based practice: a falls prevention program that continues to work

Lydia Dacenko-Grawe  1 , Karyn Holm
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  • PMID: 18807855

Evidence-based practice: a falls prevention program that continues to work

Lydia Dacenko-Grawe et al. Medsurg Nurs. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

The successful implementation of an evidence-based falls prevention protocol in an acute care facility is described. The number of falls per 1000 patient days decreased by 50% without rebound over a 5-year period.

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    Crane N. Crane N. Medsurg Nurs. 2009 Jan-Feb;18(1):58; author reply 58, 66. Medsurg Nurs. 2009. PMID: 19331302 No abstract available.

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