TY - JOUR
T1 - Decreasing Falls in Acute Care Medical Patients
T2 - An Integrative Review
AU - Rowan, Leslie
AU - Veenema, Tener Goodwin
PY - 2017/2/6
Y1 - 2017/2/6
N2 - Falls in acute care medical patients are a complex problem impacted by the constantly changing risk factors affecting this population. This integrative literature review analyzes current evidence to determine factors that continue to make falls a top patient safety problem within the medical unit microsystem. The goal of this review is to develop an evidence-based structure to guide process improvement and effective use of organization resources.
AB - Falls in acute care medical patients are a complex problem impacted by the constantly changing risk factors affecting this population. This integrative literature review analyzes current evidence to determine factors that continue to make falls a top patient safety problem within the medical unit microsystem. The goal of this review is to develop an evidence-based structure to guide process improvement and effective use of organization resources.
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U2 - 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000244
DO - 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000244
M3 - Article
C2 - 28169903
AN - SCOPUS:85011822011
SN - 1057-3631
JO - Journal of Nursing Care Quality
JF - Journal of Nursing Care Quality
ER -