Acute care patient falls: Evaluation of a revised fall prevention program following comparative analysis of psychiatric and medical patient falls

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-74

  Yates, Kimberly M ^a   Creech Tart, Rebecca ^a  

^a Catawba Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84860325000     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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