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.

Huey Ming Tzeng; Chang Yi Yin; Allison Anderson; Atul Prakash

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.

Huey Ming Tzeng, Chang Yi Yin, Allison Anderson, Atul Prakash

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High beds are a safety concern. This qualitative study used pre-existing nurse interview data and confirmed nurses' awareness of the importance of keeping patient beds in the lowest position. Lowering the bed helps promote patient safety and prevent falls.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	271-274
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
Volume	21
Issue number	5
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Medical–Surgical

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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. / Tzeng, Huey Ming; Yin, Chang Yi; Anderson, Allison et al.
In: Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2012, p. 271-274.

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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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