Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10158761 | Journal of Emergency Nursing | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The MEDFRAT, an evidenced based ED-specific fall risk tool was implemented on the basis of the risk factors consistently identified in the literature: prior fall history, impaired mobility, altered mental status, altered elimination, and the use of sedative medication. The Memorial ED Fall Risk Assessment Tool demonstrated to be a valid tool for this hospital system.Contribution to Emergency Nursing Practice
- Validation of a previously published ED specific fall-risk-assessment tool.
- Identify strengths and barriers to implementation of the fall-risk-assessment tool.
- Identify fall-risk-assessment tool topics that need further definition.
- Validation of a previously published ED specific fall-risk-assessment tool.
- Identify strengths and barriers to implementation of the fall-risk-assessment tool.
- Identify fall-risk-assessment tool topics that need further definition.
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Authors
Robin A. ND, MS, RN, CEN, CNS, Kathleen S. PhD, RN, FAEN, FAAN, Kathleen DNP, PhD, RN, CEN, CFRN, FAEN, Jennifer L. BSN, RN, CEN,