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PATIENT SAFETY RESOURCES

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.
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
Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons 2002 guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society.
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.
Injury Fact Book 2001-2002 Available online from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
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.
Patient Safety Toolkits Resources include research posters, toolkits, brochures, and other educational materials.
National Patient Safety Foundation The National Patient Safety Foundation is for individuals and organizations committed to improving the safety of patients.
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.
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.
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