Evaluation of a falls prevention programme in an acute tertiary care hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-324

  Williams, Teresa A ^a   King, Gail ^a   Hill, Anne Marie ^a   Rajagopal, Maha ^a   Barnes, Tina ^a   Basu, Anita ^a   Pascoe, Graeme ^a   Birkett, Katherine ^a   Kidd, Heather ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care hospital; Adult falls; Falls; Nurses; Nursing; Older people; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33846171968     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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