2019
DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12268
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Exploring Australian parents’ knowledge and awareness of pediatric inpatient falls: A qualitative study

Abstract: Purpose While there has been extensive published research into adult inpatient falls, less is known about pediatric falls in Australia. Falls pose a safety risk to pediatric patients potentially causing harm, increased length of stay, and death. Parents play a central role in reducing falls‐related incidents given that, as parents, they provide care and/or oversee care delivered to their child at the bedside. Developing a better understanding of what parents and carers know about falls and associated risks, pa… Show more

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“…low) (Shala et al, 2019). Parents of a child having a high risk of a fall were described as risk-aware and knowledgeable about falls and therefore mitigated the risk by managing the hospital environment accordingly (Shala et al, 2019).…”
Section: Factors Associated With Falls Knowledgementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…low) (Shala et al, 2019). Parents of a child having a high risk of a fall were described as risk-aware and knowledgeable about falls and therefore mitigated the risk by managing the hospital environment accordingly (Shala et al, 2019).…”
Section: Factors Associated With Falls Knowledgementioning
confidence: 99%
“…low) (Shala et al, 2019). Parents of a child having a high risk of a fall were described as risk-aware and knowledgeable about falls and therefore mitigated the risk by managing the hospital environment accordingly (Shala et al, 2019). Lower falls incidence rates have been attributed to Japanese hospitals that share falls information with the families of highrisk patients (Fujita et al, 2013).…”
Section: Factors Associated With Falls Knowledgementioning
confidence: 99%
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