Fall rates by specialties and risk factors for falls in acute hospital: A retrospective study.

Anniina HeikkiläLasse LehtonenKristiina Junttila

Published in: Journal of clinical nursing (2022)

Educational interventions to improve healthcare professionals' competence and preventive interventions to avoid inpatient falls need to be prioritized in medical specialties with high fall rates.

Keyphrases

healthcare
physical activity
liver failure
acute care
community dwelling
palliative care
respiratory failure
mental health
emergency department
aortic dissection
adverse drug
intensive care unit
hepatitis b virus
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation