Application of two fall assessment scales on the elderly patients
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.11.008
- VernacularTitle:两种跌倒评估量表在老年患者中的应用
- Author:
Honglu DUAN
;
Mei WANG
;
Huamei ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
the senile patients;
fall;
Morse fall assessment scale;
HendrichⅡfall assessment Scale
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(11):26-28
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To reduce the feasibility of combining the two fall assessment scales in nursing patients..Methods Two nurses were assigned to conduct the assessments among 60 senile patients using Morse assessment scale and Hendrich Ⅱassessment scale to screen patients with high-risk fall.Result The number of high-risk patients using Morse assessment scale was larger than that using Hendrich II assessment scale(P<0?05) Conclusions The combined use of Morse fall assessment scale and HendrichⅡfall assessment scale may make up the shortcomings of each other,assess the risk factors and predict the high risk factors.
