Nursing roles in preventing falls in the elderly care
Qin, Xiao Yi; Shen, Meixian (2010)
Qin, Xiao Yi
Shen, Meixian
Keski-Pohjanmaan ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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The purpose of the thesis was to describe the main causes of falls and nurses' roles in preventing falls in elderly care by systematic literature review. The results of research could be used to develop nurses' awareness to improve safe moving of elderly patients.
The literature review was identified with the use of computer databases from CINAHL, OVID, EBRARY, and Science Direct. Furthermore, these articles were also searched for from some valuable national web sites. Overall 50 relevant articles were analyzed with content analysis. The time range of the articles was limited from 2000 to 2010.
In conclusion, the risk factors of falls can be classified to physical, cognitive and environmental causes. These kinds of physical and psychological disorders could affect the brain and leg supporting of the old people and the causes leading to the elderly’s falls to the ground. Nurses’ roles in preventing falls were the evaluation of the older people before falling down, setting guidelines of prevention programme, administration of special medicines and the management of the elderly’s living environment. More studies were needed about developing the limited relationship among the falling causes, such as parathyroid hormone, bladder and bowel incontinence and pain. It was quite essential to know about the mechanism and principles of leading falls in the elderly.
The literature review was identified with the use of computer databases from CINAHL, OVID, EBRARY, and Science Direct. Furthermore, these articles were also searched for from some valuable national web sites. Overall 50 relevant articles were analyzed with content analysis. The time range of the articles was limited from 2000 to 2010.
In conclusion, the risk factors of falls can be classified to physical, cognitive and environmental causes. These kinds of physical and psychological disorders could affect the brain and leg supporting of the old people and the causes leading to the elderly’s falls to the ground. Nurses’ roles in preventing falls were the evaluation of the older people before falling down, setting guidelines of prevention programme, administration of special medicines and the management of the elderly’s living environment. More studies were needed about developing the limited relationship among the falling causes, such as parathyroid hormone, bladder and bowel incontinence and pain. It was quite essential to know about the mechanism and principles of leading falls in the elderly.