The challenge of predicting patients at risk for falling: development of the Conley Scale

Conley, D.; Schultz, A.A.; Selvin, R.

Medsurg Nursing Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses 8(6): 348-354

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 1092-0811
PMID: 11000772
Document Number: 509607
Patient falls are an elusive clinical problem. The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a fall risk assessment scale for use in an acutely ill population. The Conley Scale demonstrates acceptable reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity, is quick and easy to use.

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