Patient falls and open visiting hours: a case study in a Taiwanese medical center.

J Nurs Care Qual

Division of Nursing Business and Health Systems, School of Nursing, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA.

Published: June 2007

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NCQ.0000263104.08096.f8DOI Listing

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