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Nursing Staff's Awareness of Keeping Beds in the Lowest Position to Prevent Falls and Fall Injuries In an Adult Acute Surgical Inpatient Care Setting.
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MEDSURG Nursing . Sep/Oct2012, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p271-274. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- High beds are a safety concern. This qualitative study used pre-existing nurse interview data and confirmed nurses' awareness of the impor-tance of keeping patient beds in the lowest position. Lowering the bed helps promote patient safety and prevent falls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACCIDENTAL fall prevention
*CONTENT analysis
*ACCIDENTAL falls
*HOSPITAL wards
*HOSPITALS
*INTERVIEWING
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL protocols
*MONITOR alarms (Medicine)
*NURSES
*NURSES' aides
*NURSING
*NURSING practice
*NURSING specialties
*PATIENT safety
*PERSONNEL management
*RESEARCH funding
*EMPLOYEES' workload
*QUALITATIVE research
*THEMATIC analysis
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*HOSPITAL nursing staff
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10920811
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- MEDSURG Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 82106529