Effectiveness of an educational intervention on improving knowledge level of Chinese registered nurses on prevention of falls in hospitalized older people-A randomized controlled trial

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 695-702

  Liu, Hui ^a   Shen, Jun ^a   Xiao, Lily DongXia ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Falls; Older people; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863882330     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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