Fall risk assessment of hospitalized adults and follow-up study

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 251-258

  Forrester, David Anthony Tony ^b,c   McCabe Bender, Jean ^a   Tiedeken, Kathleen ^c  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c East Orange General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall prevention education; Fall risk assessment; Falls

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033223267     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-199911000-00004     Document Type: Article

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