Liability for falls.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1998
Abstract
Reengineering of roles, inexperienced personnel and poor communications among departments has led to an increase in patient falls--a major source of liability. While health care facilities are not liable for all falls, they are expected to take precautions based on patients' deficits.
Volume
29
Issue
3
First Page
24
Last Page
26
ISSN
0744-6314
Published In/Presented At
Fiesta J. (1998). Liability for falls. Nursing management, 29(3), 24–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006247-199803000-00007
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
9544027
Department(s)
Patient Care Services / Nursing
Document Type
Article
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