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Preventing Patient Falls.
Patient falls continue to be a serious concern within hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. When caring for elderly and disabled patients, a fall prevention program is vital. This authoritative and practical book outlines the process for developing and maintaining a fall preven...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer Pub. Co.,
2008.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: PREVENTING PATIENT FALLS; 1 Creating a Fall Intervention Program: An Overview; 2 Creating a Safe Environment: Preventing Accidental Falls; 3 Monitoring Falls in the Institution; 4 Predicting Physiological Anticipated Falls; 5 Intervention: Fall Prevention and Protection; 6 Conducting a Fall Assessment; 7 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Program; PART II: APPENDICES: RESEARCHING PATIENT FALLS; A: Development of the Morse Fall Scale; B: The Morse Fall Scale: Determining Level of Risk; C: A Comparison of Methods for Calculating Fall Rates.
- D: Prospective Testing of the Morse Fall ScaleE: Problems in Evaluating Fall Risk Scales; F: Translations of the Morse Fall Scale; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.