Development and implementation of the memorial emergency department fall risk assessment tool

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-66

  Flarity, Kathleen ^a   Pate, Tina ^a   Finch, Heather ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; fall risk; fall risk assessment tools; falls

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84873336988     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: 19314493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e31827c6a54     Document Type: Article

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