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The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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  • Published April 2017

The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital.

    This commentary discusses unintended consequences of the well-intentioned strategy of keeping older adults in bed while hospitalized to reduce falls, a never event. The authors suggest that immobilizing patients is not the answer to fall prevention and advocate for hospitals to promote patient mobility as a routine part of care.










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