TY - JOUR
T1 - Risks related to patient bed safety
AU - Sharkey, Jeannine E.
AU - Van Leuven, Karen
AU - Radovich, Patti
N1 - J Nurs Care Qual. 2012 Oct-Dec;27(4):346-51. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318264744b.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - There is heightened public awareness of the inherent risks of hospitalization. The hospital bed itself, however, is often not where jeopardy is expected. This article examines 3 chief contributors to hazards associated with hospital bed systems: fire, entrapment, and pressure ulcers. Strategies to assess beds for safety risks are discussed. © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
AB - There is heightened public awareness of the inherent risks of hospitalization. The hospital bed itself, however, is often not where jeopardy is expected. This article examines 3 chief contributors to hazards associated with hospital bed systems: fire, entrapment, and pressure ulcers. Strategies to assess beds for safety risks are discussed. © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
KW - entrapment
KW - hazards
KW - hospital bed
KW - pressure ulcers
KW - safety
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/04089b41-606d-324f-a822-4733344f13fb/
U2 - 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318264744b
DO - 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318264744b
M3 - Article
C2 - 22796733
SN - 1057-3631
VL - 27
SP - 346
EP - 351
JO - Journal of Nursing Care Quality
JF - Journal of Nursing Care Quality
IS - 4
ER -