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Patient Fall Index
(falls per 100 patient days)
Line graph shows the number of falls before and after move to new unit:
- Before the move.
- 1997: 6 falls per 100 patient days
- 1998: 4 falls per 100 patient days
- After the move to new unit with single family-centered rooms and decentralized nurse stations
- 1999: 2 falls per 100 patient days
- 2000: 2 falls per 100 patient days
- 2001: 2 falls per 100 patient days
Source: A. Hendrich (2004). In Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses. Quality Chasm Series, Institute of Medicine.
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