title: The Ruby Red Slipper Program: an interdisciplinary fall management program in a community academic medical center.
abstract: Falls are a common, yet serious complication for hospitalized patients. The Ruby Red Slipper Program is an interdisciplinary fall management program that includes development and education of unit-based fall management teams. Initial outcomes demonstrated significant reductions in falls.
authors.affiliation: Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon Stahl
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.forename: Catherine O'Neill
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Cataldo
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brody
authors.forename: Zheng-Bo
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009519:New York City; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment