Nursing Report Card Metrics - NDNQI Definitions – March- NDHCRI护理报告卡的指标- ndnqi定义–三月ndhcri.docxVIP

Nursing Report Card Metrics - NDNQI Definitions – March 2012 Fall/per 1,000 Patient Days: A patient fall is an unplanned descent to the floor with or without injury to the patient, and occurs on an NDNQI eligible reporting nursing unit. * Include falls when a patient lands on a surface where you wouldn’t expect to find a patient. All unassisted and assisted (see definition below) falls are to be included whether they result from physiological reasons (fainting) or environmental reasons (slippery floor). Also report patients that roll off a low bed onto a mat as a fall. Exclude falls by: Visito