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Main description:
A highly updated and revised edition, this book combines a practical, how-to approach with a research context. It also describes the process for developing and maintaining a fall prevention program in such institutions and outlines the highly acclaimed Morse Fall Scale, which has been adopted by the VA Hospital System and many more hospitals around the U.S.It includes a discussion of the process of implementing a fall prevention program in an institution using the Morse Fall Scale. It offers information for understanding how the scale works, and for evaluating the incidence, frequency, and severity of falls with rates of prevention. It features a revised appendix and new research section.
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Publisher: Springer (Springer Publishing Co Inc)
Publication date: October, 2008
Pages: 192
Weight: 265g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Nursing