Patient falls and open visiting hours: A case study in a Taiwanese Medical Center

Huey Ming Tzeng; Chang Yi Yin; Sing Ling Tsai; Shirling Lin; Teresa J.C. Yin

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Patient falls and open visiting hours: A case study in a Taiwanese Medical Center

Huey Ming Tzeng, Chang Yi Yin, Sing Ling Tsai, Shirling Lin, Teresa J.C. Yin

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This study investigated the linkages between patient falls and open visiting hours in an acute care setting in Taiwan. The activities of the accompanying family members/aides when patients fell were analyzed. More than 35% of the family members/aides who were watching patients were ineffective in preventing the falls.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	145-151
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NCQ.0000263104.08096.f8
State	Published - Apr 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aide
Family member
Hospital
Nursing care
Open visiting hours
Patient falls
Patient safety

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General Nursing

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