An analysis of patient falls and fall prevention programs across academic medical centers

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-29

  Williams, Tamara ^a   Szekendi, Marilyn ^a   Thomas, Stephen ^a  

^a UHC   (United States)

Author keywords

fall prevention; fall rate; fall risk assessment; harmful falls

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84889090788     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182a0cd19     Document Type: Article

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