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| Laura M WagnerSummaryAffiliation: Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit Country: Canada Publications
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Falls communication patterns among nursing staff working in long-term care settingsLaura M Wagner
Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Nurs Res 19:311-26. 2010..Recommendations toward improved communication networks among diverse LTC staff to enhance fall-reduction efforts in LTC settings are provided...
Use of a falls incident reporting system to improve care process documentation in nursing homesL M Wagner
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, Canada
Qual Saf Health Care 17:104-8. 2008..The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a systematically guided menu-driven incident reporting system (MDIRS) on documentation of post-fall evaluation processes in nursing homes...
Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settingsLaura M Wagner
Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit at Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, Canada
J Nurs Scholarsh 41:184-92. 2009..To describe perceptions of workplace safety culture among nurses employed in long-term care (LTC) settings...
Contractures in nursing home residentsLaura M Wagner
Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Am Med Dir Assoc 11:94-9. 2010..Assessment, prevention, and treatment approaches are discussed...
Description of an advanced practice nursing consultative model to reduce restrictive siderail use in nursing homesLaura M Wagner
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2E1
Res Nurs Health 30:131-40. 2007..Findings suggest that an APN consultation model can effectively be implemented through comprehensive, individualized assessment without incurring substantial costs to the nursing home...
Fall risk care processes in nursing home facilitiesLaura M Wagner
Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Med Dir Assoc 12:426-30. 2011..To explore the relationships between fall risk factors and care plan intervention and implementation...
Reporting near-miss events in nursing homesLaura M Wagner
Baycrest Centre of Geriatric Care, Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Toronto, ON, Canada
Nurs Outlook 54:85-93. 2006..Further nursing research in this evolving area of patient safety is warranted...
Use of a content analysis procedure for the development of a Falls Management Audit ToolLaura M Wagner
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Nurs Meas 13:101-13. 2005..This study provided evidence that the FMAT is a reliable and valid tool, which can be used to assess the documentation of the falls management process and for measuring the effect of research or quality improvement interventions...
Impact of a falls menu-driven incident-reporting system on documentation and quality improvement in nursing homesLaura M Wagner
Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gerontologist 45:835-42. 2005..This study tested the effect of a falls menu-driven incident-reporting system (MDIRS) on quality-improvement efforts in nursing homes...
Falls among community-residing stroke survivors following inpatient rehabilitation: a descriptive analysis of longitudinal dataLaura M Wagner
The Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M6A 2E1, Canada
BMC Geriatr 9:46. 2009..Stroke victims are at relatively high risk for injurious falls. The purpose of this study was to document longitudinal fall patterns following inpatient rehabilitation for first-time stroke survivors...
Contractures in frail nursing home residentsLaura M Wagner
Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit at Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Geriatr Nurs 29:259-66. 2008....
The role of the nurse in an ambulatory stroke and cognition clinicBettyAnn R Flogen
Brain Health Centre Clinics, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario
Axone 27:34-9. 2006..The role of the nurses in the stroke and cognition clinic includes assessment, interdisciplinary care planning, client/family support, and knowledge transfer...
Barriers and facilitators to communicating nursing errors in long-term care settingsLaura M Wagner
University of California San Francisco, School of Nursing, San Francisco, California, USA
J Patient Saf 9:1-7. 2013..To explore nurses' perceptions about communicating nursing errors...
Consequences of an intervention to reduce restrictive side rail use in nursing homesElizabeth Capezuti
John A Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing, New York, New York 10003, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:334-41. 2007..A secondary question explored the association between restrictive side rail reduction and bed-related falls...
Falls: successful programmingLaura M Wagner
Emory University School of Nursing Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, USA
Director 11:197-201. 2003
Broadening the patient safety agenda to include safety in long-term careTiana B Rust
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Healthc Q 11:31-4. 2008..The background paper subsequently informed an invitational round-table discussion. Key findings from the key-informant interviews as well as implications for research are described in this article...
