Clinical practice algorithms: Medication management to reduce fall risk in the elderly - Part 4, Anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, anticholinergics/bladder relaxants, and antipsychotics

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 181-190

  Bulat, Tatjana ^a   Castle, Steven Charles ^b   Rutledge, Michelle ^a   Quigley, Patricia ^a  

^a VISN 8 Patient Safety Center   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Medications

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41649116051     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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