Patient Falls

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The Joint Commission requires hospitals to measure the success of their falls reduction program in reducing both the number of falls and what?

  1. The number of staff members who received training about reducing patient falls

  2. The number of patients who, when participating in a post-hospital stay survey, said they never felt as if they were in danger of falling

  3. The number of injuries resulting from falls

  4. The number of falls specifically involving frail patients