Development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive fall risk program

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-139

  Neiman, Jenae ^a   Rannie, Michael ^a   Thrasher, Jodi ^a   Terry, Karen ^a   Kahn, Michael G ^b,c  

^a Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Fall prevention tool; Falls; Hospital; Inpatient; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79953031834     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2011.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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