The relationship between patient blood pathology values and patient falls in an acute-care setting: A retrospective analysis

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 161-168

  O'Hagan, Catherine ^a   O'Connell, Bev ^a  

^a Cabrini Deakin Centre for Nursing Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care hospitals; Ageing; Risk assessment.

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ELECTROLYTE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24944555895     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2005.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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