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Relationship Between Occurrence of Falls and Fall-Risk Scores in an Acute Care Setting Using the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model.

Authors :
Swartzell, Kristen L.
Fulton, Janet S.
Friesth, Barbara Manz
Source :
MEDSURG Nursing. May/Jun2013, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p180-187. 8p. 3 Charts.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Falls are an important measure of nursing quality and patient safety. In this study, a significant difference was found in the mean fall risk scores on the HIIFRM between persons (acute care patients with diagnoses of heart failure, diabetes, and stroke) who fell and those who did not (t = -2.371, p=0.02). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10920811
Volume :
22
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
MEDSURG Nursing
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
88295083