title: Fall risk in adult inpatients with leukemia undergoing induction chemotherapy.
abstract: Falls are a major concern for patients with acute myeloid leukemia who are admitted to the hospital for induction chemotherapy. Patients with cancer are at risk for rapidly changing health status and, therefore, need a different kind of fall surveillance than those in other inpatient units. Fall risk most likely will change throughout an inpatient's stay. Oncology nurses can start addressing this issue by reviewing the documented data of falls in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Filler
authors.forename: Debra Lynch
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lyon
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital; D018570:Risk Assessment