PATIENT SAFETY AND FALLS IN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT

This is a cross-sectional and quantitative study with the aim to investigate patient safety regarding falls in the hospital environment, as reported by elderly patients. The study was carried out with 127 elderly patients of a teaching hospital in Curitiba, Paraná, between...

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Main Authors: Élide Vaccari, Maria Helena Lenardt, Mariluci Hautsch Willig, Susanne Elero Betiolli, Luciana Aparecida Soares de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2016-08-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i5.45562