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RTN1608_B1_Sentinel Event Statistics 2016a
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: Sentinel Event Statistics for First Half of 2016 (PDF)[REF: LDR, SC] Perspectives, August 2016, Vol 36, #8, Pg 4 JCp1608_B1 The five most recently reported sentinel events (relevant to psychiatric hospitals) for the first half of this year included: #2/5: Falls • Key causal factors: Inadequate assessment, communication failures…
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RTN1511_B2_Sentinel Event #55 (Falls Prevention)
• PR: New Alert Discusses Prevention of Patient Falls (PDF/QV) [REF: PI, RN] Perspectives November 2015, Vol 35, #11, Pg 4 JCp1511_B2 Sentinel Event Alert #55 is most likely based in part on the fact that falls with injuries has consistently been among the top 10 Sentinel Events reported to TJC for a number of years. The…
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RTN1511_B4_Sentinel Event Alert #55 (Falls Prevention)
*TS: Perspectives on Patient Safety: New Sentinel Event Alert on Patient Falls (PDF/QV) [REF: RNx] The Source, November 2015, Vol 13, #11, Pg 7 JCs1511_B4 This is the second article in a November TJC publication dedicated to Sentinel Event Alert 55 on Falls Prevention. Although largely redundant with this month’s Perspective article on the same…