Liability for Falls
- 1 March 1998
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Nursing Management
- Vol. 29 (3) , 24-6
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006247-199803000-00007
Abstract
Reengineering of roles, inexperienced personnel and poor communications among departments has led to an increase in patient falls--a major source of liability. While health care facilities are not liable for all falls, they are expected to take precautions based on patients' deficits.Keywords
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