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1. Do Nurses know which falls assessment tools to use and how to use them?

   kimperkins1985 replied to kimperkins1985's topic in General Students

   This is what I am trying to identify through the literature. Every place I have been on placement, your right, the ward manager or even as high up as the trust management dictates which one to use. There is recent research in the Nursing Times,(2009)...

2. Do Nurses know which falls assessment tools to use and how to use them?

   kimperkins1985 replied to kimperkins1985's topic in General Students

   Thank you for your reply- im coming to the end of my tether with this! I have done that yes, it has given me my primary literature in re: to this, but i need something more in depth as i am now trying to highlight the lack of knowledge that nurses ...

3. Do Nurses know which falls assessment tools to use and how to use them?

   kimperkins1985 posted a topic in General Students

   I am a third yr student nurse struggling writting my dissertation on parkinsons disease and falls prevention. I was wondering if anyone has any useful references on nurses using the most appropriate tool and to highlight a deficient in practice to ta...

4. Falls Risk Assessment Tools

   kimperkins1985 replied to AndreaMichael's topic in Safety

   Hi Myers H (2003) Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Tools: A critique of the Literature International Journal of Nursing practice 9 223-235 This article offers a wide critique of a number of falls risk assessment tools and highlight the validity and re...