Cognitive work analysis to evaluate the problem of patient falls in an inpatient setting

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Karen Dunn Lopez · University of Illinois Chicago

Gregory J. Gerling · University of Virginia

Michael P. Cary · University of Virginia

Mary Kanak · VA Midwest Health Care Network

Abstract

Cognitive engineering techniques helped identify seemingly hidden constraints in the work domain that impact the problem of patient falls. System redesign strategies aimed at improving work processes and environmental limitations hold promise for decreasing the incidence of falls in inpatient nursing units.

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Occupational Health and Safety Research Workplace Health and Well-being Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

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Published in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volume 17, Issue 3, pp. 313-321

DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2009.000422

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Cognitive work analysis to evaluate the problem of patient falls in an inpatient setting

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