Effective assessment of use of sitters by nurses in inpatient care settings

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-183

  Tzeng, Huey Ming ^a   Yin, Chang Yi ^b   Grunawalt, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Healthcare quality; Hospitals; Nursing; Patient safety; Physical restraint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FALLING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSING ASSISTANT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MICHIGAN; NURSES' AIDES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 53249090535     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04779.x     Document Type: Article

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