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The IN Sight column from the Joint Commission
Perspectives
by the Joint Commission provides developments and
potential revisions that can affect an organization's
accreditation and tracks proposed changes before they are
implemented. The column is updated monthly when
Perspectives is published. |
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Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of
Nurses - An indispensable resource for redesigning
nurses' work and hospital systems for patient safety.
Includes quotes by this website's author Dr.Pape. Book
sections are viewable
online |
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Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons 2002
guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society.
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Home Safety Checklist Formatted and posted to the World Wide
Web on 8/17/96 by
Robert S. Stall, MD, Internist/Geriatrician, with permission
from the
National Safety Council. |
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Injury Fact Book 2001-2002 Available online from the
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
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In-Home Safety Check and
The Fall Prevention Program Manual By Roberta A. Newton,
PhD, Professor of Physical Therapy; from the Temple University
Fall Prevention Project for Older Adults. |
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Patient Safety Toolkits Resources include research posters,
toolkits, brochures, and other educational materials. |
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National
Patient Safety Foundation The National Patient Safety
Foundation is for individuals and organizations committed to
improving the safety of patients. |
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Safety Checklist and Assessment Instrument Resources Links
to web resources for safety assessment of the home and links
dealing with home remodeling; from the
National Alliance for Home Modification and Senior Independence.
The organization also has a new consumer education site
StopFalls. |
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The National
Academies Press Valuable book resources. The National
Academies Press (NAP) was created by the
National Academies to publish the reports issued by the
National Academy of Sciences, the
National Academy of Engineering, the
Institute of Medicine, and the
National Research Council. |
