Implementation of a Multicomponent Fall Prevention Program: Contracting With Patients for Fall Safety.

Introduction: Falls during hospitalizations can increase the length and cost of a hospital stay. Review of patient safety reports on a 26-bed medical-surgical telemetry unit revealed that the number of falls went from 6 in 2015 to 12 in 2016. The reports identified a knowledge gap in the patient pop...

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Publicado en:Military Medicine Vol. 185; pp. 28 - 35
Autores principales: Bargmann, Arrah L, Brundrett, Stacey M
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA 2020 Supplement
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