Falls on an inpatient rehabilitation unit: Risk assessment and prevention

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 56-61

  Forrest, George ^a   Huss, Sara ^a   Patel, Vishal ^b   Jeffries, Jared ^a   Myers, Donna ^a   Barber, Connie ^a   Kosier, Millie ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Christiana Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic related groups; Falls; Inpatient; Prevention; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER; REHABILITATION NURSING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REHABILITATION NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861060203     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/RNJ.00010     Document Type: Review

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