title: Bedrails: choosing the best alternative.
abstract: This article discusses the importance of resident assessment in the decision to use bedrails, highlights the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to decision-making, and offers a compendium of care plan interventions and devices that serve as alternatives to bedrails.
authors.affiliation: Bronx Division, Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D001513:Beds / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004867:Equipment Design; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors