Use of a content analysis procedure for the development of a Falls Management Audit Tool

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-113

  Wagner, Laura M ^a,e   Clark, Patricia C ^b   Parmelee, Patricia ^c   Capezuti, Elizabeth ^d   Ouslander, Joseph ^c  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Instrument development; Nursing and medical audit; Nursing homes; Process assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744458127     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.2005.13.2.101     Document Type: Article

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