Fall prevention through patient partnerships.
Falls in community-dwelling older adults are often preventable, yet remain the leading cause of deaths due to injury and a major cost to the healthcare system. Primary care nurse practitioners who care for older adults can minimize the risk for falls by using specific assessment and prevention strategies.
Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA.
Jennifer R
JR
Day
Lourdes C
LC
Ramos
Cristina C
CC
Hendrix
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment