Challenges to implementing an APN-facilitated falls management program in long-term care

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-9

  Capezuti, Elizabeth ^a   Taylor, Jo ^b   Brown, Holly ^b,c   Strothers III, Harry S ^d   Ouslander, Joseph G ^b,e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LONG TERM CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846363665     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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