Increased risk for patient safety incidents in hospitalized older adults.
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Thornlow, DK
Published in: Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
September 2009
2004 HCUPnet data indicated that hospitalized patients age 65 and older experience higher rates of patient safety incidents than younger adults for 11 of 13 indicators analyzed; patients over age 85 in particular were susceptible to certain adverse events. In this article, rates of patient safety incidents for hospitalized older adults are described and adverse events for which older adults might be at particular risk are identified.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
ISSN
1092-0811
Publication Date
September 2009
Volume
18
Issue
5
Start / End Page
287 / 291
Related Subject Headings
- United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- United States
- Safety Management
- Risk Factors
- Risk Assessment
- Quality Indicators, Health Care
- Nursing Assessment
- Middle Aged
- Medical Errors
- Inpatients
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Thornlow, D. K. (2009). Increased risk for patient safety incidents in hospitalized older adults. Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 18(5), 287–291.
Thornlow, Deirdre K. “Increased risk for patient safety incidents in hospitalized older adults.” Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 18, no. 5 (September 2009): 287–91.
Thornlow DK. Increased risk for patient safety incidents in hospitalized older adults. Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. 2009 Sep;18(5):287–91.
Thornlow, Deirdre K. “Increased risk for patient safety incidents in hospitalized older adults.” Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, vol. 18, no. 5, Sept. 2009, pp. 287–91.
Thornlow DK. Increased risk for patient safety incidents in hospitalized older adults. Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. 2009 Sep;18(5):287–291.
Published In
Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
ISSN
1092-0811
Publication Date
September 2009
Volume
18
Issue
5
Start / End Page
287 / 291
Related Subject Headings
- United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- United States
- Safety Management
- Risk Factors
- Risk Assessment
- Quality Indicators, Health Care
- Nursing Assessment
- Middle Aged
- Medical Errors
- Inpatients