Consequences of an intervention to reduce restrictive side rail use in nursing homes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-341

  Capezuti, Elizabeth ^a   Wagner, Laura M ^b   Brush, Barbara L ^c   Boltz, Marie ^a   Renz, Susan ^d   Talerico, Karen A ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d RS Connection Inc   (United States)

^e Amann Talerico Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse; Nursing homes; Physical restraint; Side rail; Treatment implementation

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; NURSING HOME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNICAL AID; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING HOMES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847307661     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01082.x     Document Type: Article

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