Protecting patient safety: Can video monitoring prevent falls in high-risk patient populations?

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 131-138

  Sand Jecklin, Kari ^a   Johnson, Jennifer Ray ^b   Tylka, Sharon ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centralized video monitoring; Fall prevention; Falls; Patient video monitoring

Indexed keywords

DEVICES; FALLING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84960233077     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000163     Document Type: Article

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