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An admission assessment scale was needed that would be valid, reliable, sensitive, specific, and easy to use. A literature search for a falls risk scale with acceptable psychometric properties (reliable, valid, sensitive, and specific) was completed. Articles for review were divided among members of the falls team and evaluated using the Criteria for Utilization of Research in Nursing (CURN) protocol (Horsley, Crane, Crabtree, & Woos, 1983). A grid was developed integrating the literature review into a comprehensive format that included a critique of the study and its applicability to our patient characteristics.

Benchmarking or comparing fall rates among hospitals and other nursing ...