10 Organizational characteristics that may prevent falls in home healthcare and hospice

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-32

  Gombar, Ella N ^a   Smith Stoner, Marilyn ^b   Mitchell Mattera, Susan D ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78651090984     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e3181fe4351     Document Type: Article

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