Description of an advanced practice nursing consultative model to reduce restrictive siderail use in nursing homes

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-140

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

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

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d RS Connection Inc   (United States)

^e Amann Talerico Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurses; Bed related falls; Nursing homes; Physical restraints; Safety; Siderails

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PHILADELPHIA; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247187380     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20185     Document Type: Article

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