title: Impact of the unit-based patient safety officer.
abstract: One organization assessed the association between increased caregiver hours per patient-day and a reduction in inpatient falls by adding a new role for a patient safety officer. Although the role was statistically significant in reducing patient falls by 50% on the intervention unit, fall reductions were not statistically significant when compared with the control unit.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Il 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nedved
authors.forename: Rabhea
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pilipczuk
authors.forename: Shital
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States