Exploring Post-Fall Audit Report Data in an Acute Care Setting

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 284-298

  Tzeng, Huey Ming ^a   Yin, Chang Yi ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

fall; hospital; injury; patient; safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL AUDIT; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84930175352     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773814529791     Document Type: Article

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