Incidents--need they be accidents?

pertain to falls. Although age may weight the potential for falling, degree of debilitation, psychomotor status, and pharmacological exposure are also important variables. In addition to falls, other types of incidents will occur in the hospital. From 10 to 15 percent of the reports filled out on the clinical units will be related to nursing procedures. Another 10 percent will be patient-inherent, that is, the patient is an active agent in his own casualty. Four percent will be related to the use of equipment. These data are based on a four-