Nursing Education to Prevent Resident Falls in Long-Term Care
Residents in nursing facilities are more prone to falls than those living in the community. Injuries resulting from falls impact residents, their families, and healthcare costs. The gap in nursing practice was the lack of a comprehensive fall-prevention program in a long-term care facility that had...
Main Author: | Aguwa, Henrietta |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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ScholarWorks
2019
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7455 https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8727&context=dissertations |
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