Prevention of falls: Applying AACN's healthy work environment standards to a fall campaign

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 75-79

  Bechdel, Beth ^a   Bowman, Christa ^a   Haley, Charlene ^a  

^a READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FALLING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, NURSING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84907528567     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2014987     Document Type: Article

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