(Meade, 2006, Halm, 2009, Tea, 2008).In the original study done by Meade et al in 2006, report shown that the reduction in fall rate decreased by 60%. Olrich replicated the study six years later resulted in patient falls by 23% on the experimental unit (Olrich, 2012). In one study done by Gardner et al, report shown that one of the burden resulted in the health care industry in Australia was from patient falls (Gardner,2009). In conclusion, falls are definitely a harm to patients’ safety. As a…
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