Falls prevention for elders in acute care: An evidence-based nursing practice initiative

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-39

  Murphy, Tamara H ^a   Labonte, Paula ^a   Klock, Monica ^a   Houser, Larry ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elders; Evidence based nursing practice; Falls in hospitals

Indexed keywords

AGED; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; HEALTH PROGRAM; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PENNSYLVANIA; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40949099055     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000306394.79282.95     Document Type: Review

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