Nursing Care on Falls in Hospitalized Elderly Patients (review)
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2012.01.010
- VernacularTitle:老年住院患者跌倒护理研究进展
- Author:
Lu DONG
;
Jie ZHOU
;
Guohui XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
elderly, fall, nursing, hospitalization, review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2012;18(1):30-32
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In China, fall ranks the top 3 among adverse events in hospital and it is the first cause of death in the elderly aged 65 and above. Fall risk factors and characteristics, nursing assessment and nursing care interventions are reviewed in this paper to explore risk factors and further improve the nursing care interventions for falls in hospitalized elderly patients.
