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Increasing Patient Safety By Reducing Falls Among In-Hospital Community-Dwelling Patients 65 Years Old Or Older By Using A Shift Change Fall Safety Checklist, Janice Isaac Brooks Jan 2023

Increasing Patient Safety By Reducing Falls Among In-Hospital Community-Dwelling Patients 65 Years Old Or Older By Using A Shift Change Fall Safety Checklist, Janice Isaac Brooks

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This manuscript is designed to promote and improve healthcare safety, quality, efficiency, and lower medical costs for hospitals and patients. Falls, fall injuries, and their devastating consequences are rising, yet falls are preventable even among senior patients. Search Engines and Key Terms SciWheel was used to save the literature and eliminate duplications. Key terms were used in the Boolean strings: elderly fall prevention, senior fall safety, in-hospital fall prevention, falls in the aging, and fall prevention tools. The CINAHL Plus yielded 58. PubMed search yielded 121. And Google Scholar yielded 32. The total of all three searches was 211. Thirteen …


Coping Mechanisms Reported By Cardiac Transplant Patients In Acute Rejection., Connie White-Williams Jan 1991

Coping Mechanisms Reported By Cardiac Transplant Patients In Acute Rejection., Connie White-Williams

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The Effect Of Patient-Controlled Vs. Nurse-Administered Analgesia On Pain Intensity And Disruption In Self-Care Activities Among Postoperative Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Patients., Delaine B. Pate Jan 1991

The Effect Of Patient-Controlled Vs. Nurse-Administered Analgesia On Pain Intensity And Disruption In Self-Care Activities Among Postoperative Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Patients., Delaine B. Pate

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The Meaning Of Pregnancy To The Black Adolescent And Family: Proving Dependency Through Childbearing., Valerie Wiggins Brown Jan 1990

The Meaning Of Pregnancy To The Black Adolescent And Family: Proving Dependency Through Childbearing., Valerie Wiggins Brown

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Sexual Health Care Needs Of Mentally Retarded Females (Obstetrics, Maternity, Gynecology, Family Planning, Contraception)., Jeanette Leigh Price Jan 1985

Sexual Health Care Needs Of Mentally Retarded Females (Obstetrics, Maternity, Gynecology, Family Planning, Contraception)., Jeanette Leigh Price

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Neuroscience Nurses' Assessments Of A Patient With A Cerebral Aneurysm., Beth Dwyer Baldwin Jan 1985

Neuroscience Nurses' Assessments Of A Patient With A Cerebral Aneurysm., Beth Dwyer Baldwin

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Tolerance Of Tube Feeding By Neurological Patients: A Comparison Of Methods., Pamala Nanette Stewart Jones Jan 1983

Tolerance Of Tube Feeding By Neurological Patients: A Comparison Of Methods., Pamala Nanette Stewart Jones

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