Fall initiatives: Redesigning best practice

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 384-391

  Kolin, M Melissa ^a   Minnier, Tamara ^a   Hale, Kathleen M ^a   Martin, Susan C ^a   Thompson, Lucy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TEACHING ROUND;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BENCHMARKING; COST OF ILLNESS; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PENNSYLVANIA; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TEACHING ROUNDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956473247     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181ee4468     Document Type: Article

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