Patient falls: An outcome indicator.
1991
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 6
Pages 25-29
Author(s): Ruckstuhl, M. C., Marchionda, E. E., Salmons, J., Larrabee, J. H.
While a patient is in the hospital, that institution is responsible for his or her well-being. Patient falls are detrimental to patient safety and frequently represent the largest category of incident reports submitted to risk management. Thus, hospitals today are strongly motivated to reduce patient falls because quality care is of utmost importance to both the patient and the institution. However, today's climate of cost containment and litigious actions provides additional incentives for assuring quality of care by preventing patient falls.
Added November 2014
Effects of interior design on wellness: theory and recent scientific research
1991
Journal of Health Care Interior Design
Journal Article
Author(s): Ulrich, R.S.
Added October 2012
Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity in Relation to Falls in an Elderly Population
1991
Age and Ageing
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 20
Pages 175-81
Author(s): Lord, S.R., Clark, R.D., Webster, I.W.
Added October 2012
Effect of an automated sink on handwashing practices and attitudes in high-risk units
1991
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 12
Pages 422-8
Author(s): Larson, E., McGeer, A., Quraishi, Z.A., Krenzischek, D., Parsons, B.J., Holdford, J., Hierholzer, W.J.
Added October 2012
A biomechanical and ergonomic evaluation of patient transferring tasks: bed to wheelchair and wheelchair to bed
1991
Ergonomics
Journal Article
Volume 34
Pages 289 - 312
Author(s): Garg, A., Owen, B., Beller, D., Banaag, J.
Added October 2012