Video Monitoring for Fall Prevention in the Hospital: Current Evidence and Considerations
Fall Prevention, Sitter Reduction
June 29, 2023
Nursing staff and monitor technicians also indicated that monitoring protects patient safety in other high-risk situations.
Video Monitoring for Fall Prevention in the Hospital: Current Evidence and Considerations
Ndoda, K., Fechner, J., et al. (2019). J Info Nurs, (4) 30-36
Negative outcomes occur when hospitalized patients suffer a fall. Video monitoring is increasingly used for fall prevention. A literature review was performed on the effectiveness of video monitoring at preventing falls. Considerations are presented for implementation of video monitoring.