TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Transforming the fall-injury risk assessment tool from paper to electronic
JO  - Studies in health technology and informatics
A1  - Hyrkas, Kristiina
A1  - Bergeron, Daniel
A1  - Chapman, Joanne
A1  - Bachand, Deborah
A1  - Currie, Leanne M.
SP  - 807
EP  - 808
VL  - 146
IS  - 
N2  - In order to ensure the highest possible safety for our patients, we identified a need to introduce a falls risk assessment tool with high sensitivity, specificity and reliability within our institution. A comparative research study was conducted which evaluated several instruments against actual patient falls. Based on the findings a new instrument was selected and converted to an electronic format compatible with existing nursing informatics systems. We are now testing the use of this version of the instrument for its ability to guide appropriate interventions that prevent falls.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0926-9630
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -