Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7516476 | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Implementing a hip protector policy for injury prevention in long-term care is not an issue of whether or not to use the devices. Rather, it is a continued clinical nursing decision process about when and when not, by whom and by whom not, why and why not, for how long, and to what clinical benefit - considering both the needs of the individual resident and the feasibility of such a policy in the context of resident mix and nursing staff.
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Authors
Koen Milisen, Joke Coussement, Steven Boonen, Annelies Geeraerts, Leen Druyts, An Van Wesenbeeck, Ivo Abraham, Eddy Dejaeger,