The extrinsic risk factors for inpatient falls in hospital patient rooms

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-241

  Tzeng, Huey Ming ^a   Yin, Chang Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Healthcare quality; Hospitals; Patients' rooms; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; EDUCATION; FALLING; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53249118678     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000324588.91837.84     Document Type: Article

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