Association between ambulatory status and call bell use in hospitalized patients-A retrospective cohort study.

Carmen E Capo-Lugo Kara Shumock Daniel L Young Lisa KleinAndre CassellMaria CvachAnnette LavezzaMichael FriedmanElys BhatiaDaniel J BrotmanErik H Hoyer

Published in: Journal of nursing management (2019)

Frequent use of call bells by non-ambulatory patients can place additional demands on nursing staff; patient mobility status should be considered in nurse workload/patient assignment.

Keyphrases

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