Add to ORKGThe use of hospital bed side rails for increased mobility and safety for elderly and high fall risk patients has become a controversial topic. The suggested removal of side rails by the Consumer Federation of America, is meant to decrease patient entrapment. However, without side rails, a decrease in patients bed mobility may lead to an increase in risk of pressure sores (Allman et al. 1995) Additionally, patients may require assistance from nurses to reposition patients in bed, which may increase the risk of back injuries among the nursing staff (Jang et al. 2007)
Background: Falls remain an important problem for older people in hospital, particularly those with ...
The incidence of falls in the elderly population is a growing concern in the healthcare industry as ...
Background: falls disproportionately affect older people, who are at increased risk of falls and inj...
Background: the design and use of bed rails has been contentious since the 1950s with benefits inclu...
Background: The use of hospital bed side rails for increased mobility and safety for elderly and hi...
This paper reviews the design and use of hospital-style bed rails. Rails were originally used as a s...
Background: Concerns have been raised about the safety of split-side bed rails for patients in the U...
To examine the effect of an advanced practice nurse (APN) intervention on restrictive side rail usag...
This article explores the use of side rails within the context of physical restraint in gerontologic...
Problem: Safe patient handling remains a leading concern for healthcare. Research demonstrates incr...
The use of bedrails in hospitals and nursing homes has been a subject of controversy fordecades. How...
PhD ThesisThis doctoral statement links previously published original research and places this in th...
Despite growing empirical evidence that use of physical restraints produces more problems than it so...
Researchers have demonstrated that the use of physical restraints in nursing homes can be reduced, p...
Aim and objectives. This paper examines the available evidence and uses ethical principles to answer...
Background: Falls remain an important problem for older people in hospital, particularly those with ...
The incidence of falls in the elderly population is a growing concern in the healthcare industry as ...
Background: falls disproportionately affect older people, who are at increased risk of falls and inj...
Background: the design and use of bed rails has been contentious since the 1950s with benefits inclu...
Background: The use of hospital bed side rails for increased mobility and safety for elderly and hi...
This paper reviews the design and use of hospital-style bed rails. Rails were originally used as a s...
Background: Concerns have been raised about the safety of split-side bed rails for patients in the U...
To examine the effect of an advanced practice nurse (APN) intervention on restrictive side rail usag...
This article explores the use of side rails within the context of physical restraint in gerontologic...
Problem: Safe patient handling remains a leading concern for healthcare. Research demonstrates incr...
The use of bedrails in hospitals and nursing homes has been a subject of controversy fordecades. How...
PhD ThesisThis doctoral statement links previously published original research and places this in th...
Despite growing empirical evidence that use of physical restraints produces more problems than it so...
Researchers have demonstrated that the use of physical restraints in nursing homes can be reduced, p...
Aim and objectives. This paper examines the available evidence and uses ethical principles to answer...
Background: Falls remain an important problem for older people in hospital, particularly those with ...
The incidence of falls in the elderly population is a growing concern in the healthcare industry as ...
Background: falls disproportionately affect older people, who are at increased risk of falls and inj...