Use of the Nursing Outcomes Classification for Falls and Fall Prevention by Nurses in South Korea

CONCLUSIONSThe performance rates of the outcomes related to falls and fall prevention were not high in hospitalized patients. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICEStrategies should be developed to increase the use of the NOC by nurses for fall prevention. In this way, nurses’ contributions to patient outcomes would be recognized and the safety of patients would be enhanced.
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research