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NURSE PRACTITIONER
Volume 42, Issue 12, Pages 50-55Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000525720.06856.34
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community-dwelling older adults; fall prevention; falls; geriatric patients; older adults; primary care; risk assessment; STEADI; Stopping Elderly Accidents; Deaths & Injuries
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Falls are a growing problem in the older adult population, leading to debilitating and traumatic consequences. The CDC's STEADI toolkit was created to assist providers in screening and managing falls. This article introduces the toolkit and examines the process and importance of adopting it into routine clinical practice.
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