Citation

Boddice SD, Kogan P. Home Healthc. Nurse 2009; 27(9): 555-560.

Affiliation

VNS CHOICE Community Care, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.NHH.0000361928.45044.64

PMID

19820661

Abstract

Below you will find summaries of published research describing investigations into patient safety issues related to falls and medications. The first summary provides details on the incidence of falls associated with the use of walkers and canes. This is followed by a summary of a fall-prevention intervention study that evaluated the effectiveness of widespread dissemination of evidence-based strategies in a community in Connecticut. The third write up provides information on three classes of medications that are associated with a significant number of emergency room visits. The last summary describes a pharmacist-managed medication reconciliation intervention pilot program. For additional details about the study findings and interventions, we encourage readers to review the original articles.

Language: en