Falls communication patterns among nursing staff working in long-term care settings

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-326

  Wagner, Laura M ^a   Damianakis, Thecla ^b   Mafrici, Nina ^c   Robinson Holt, Krista ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Extendicare (Canada) Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Falls; Falls prevention; Focus groups; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954718998     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773810370995     Document Type: Article

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