Abstract
Pediatric fall risk assessment tools are intended to identify children at risk and provide specific interventions to reduce falls. Review of the literature reveals lack of consensus for fall risk factors, classifications, definitions, and accuracy of fall risk assessment tools.
Sigma Membership
Unknown
Lead Author Affiliation
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Pediatric Fall Risk Assessment Tools, Pediatric Falls, Pediatric Fall Prevention
Recommended Citation
Spoerner, Deborah, "A retrospective analysis of falls in hospitalized children" (2019). INRC (Congress). 368.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/posters_2019/368
Conference Name
30th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Conference Year
2019
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A retrospective analysis of falls in hospitalized children
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Pediatric fall risk assessment tools are intended to identify children at risk and provide specific interventions to reduce falls. Review of the literature reveals lack of consensus for fall risk factors, classifications, definitions, and accuracy of fall risk assessment tools.