Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Nur/440 June 30‚ 2014 Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Elderly people are a vulnerable population for many reasons. Characteristics of a vulnerable population include being susceptible to or at risk for health problems (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 4). One thing that elders are susceptible to is being prone to a fall. Falls can result in a variety of injuries from fractures to chronic pain to reduced quality of life and increased morbidity
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These include balance and falls‚ musculoskeletal conditions‚ sleep quality‚ cardiovascular and respiratory function‚ and psychosocial wellbeing. Balance Control‚
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FALL PREVENTION ON ELDERLY PATIENTS IN A SURGICAL WARD There are various reasons why elderly patients in a surgical ward may fall‚ injuring them even more almost instantly‚ the issue of patient’s safety and security have been the primary concern of most hospital and clinical institution but elders do fall unpredictably. Elderly patients at the age of 65 falling is a serious problem‚ medical professionals has realized the needs to develop a plan to purposely prevent such incidents from happening
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Assignment 5- Prevention of Falls Kortney Franco Kaplan University NU 416- Nursing Care of the Older Adult 07/30/2014 Assignment 5- Prevention of falls When dealing with the elderly population it’s important to make sure they are cared for properly. Usually by this age it is hard for the elderly adult to care for themselves and need extra help around the house or need help with activities of daily living. Usually elderly patients are very resistant to getting help because
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suffering and loss of independence that are experienced by older adults who fall‚ but a number of trends highlight the magnitude of the problem: * Falling accounts for 80-95% of hip fractures in older adults. * The rate of fatal falls increases dramatically with age. * Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths for older adults. * Among adults 75 and older‚ those who fall are four to five times more likely to be admitted to a long-term care
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Fall and fall related problems is continuously growing and being challenges in health care settings today. The result of fall has been increased in population which affects the patient health‚ injury‚ hospital costs of test and treatment‚ death‚ and prolonged hospitalization. Falls and fall injury is recognized as a serious problems for our patients because it creates the cost burden to the hospitals‚ so it is important to identify the quality and financial impact of fall prevention program for adult
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Fall Assessment: The Impact of falls in the Elderly Grand Canyon University: NRV433V-1030 Date: November 01‚ 20013 Falls and its related injuries is alarming problem with the elderly population that needed prompt attention of authorities and society‚ impact on the elderly population is serious. In the article many aspect of falls and its impact in the elderly population is studied. It is important to reduce the associated risk factors of falls in the elderly. Falls continued
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INTRODUCTION Falls continue to be one of the most devastating and life-altering occurrences facing older population. Falls are continuous threat to independent living and greatly impact the quality of life for patients and their families. The prevalence of falls is very high. The consequences of falls range from physical injury to psychological distress such as depression‚ anxiety‚ fear of falling‚ and decline in overall balance confidence. These consequences not only lead to activity restriction
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Preventing Falls in the Elderly Natalie StJohn University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville As health care becomes more sophisticated and better‚ other concerns are starting to surface. Such interests that started as mere nuisances are now becoming the focal point of involvement that aims to correct and improve the welfare of individuals. One such clinical concern is the phenomenon of falls‚ especially with the older population. Falling in elderly individuals is a significant‚ yet
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overwhelming fall rate in older‚ at-risk adults‚ and points out that research has been done to find out whether exercise-based programs are successful at preventing and reducing the annual number of falls. The authors acknowledge the gap between the proven evidence and the real-world application. There is hardly any communication between healthcare providers who treat these elderly patients‚ and the community providers‚ who teach exercise programs targeting clients who are at risk for fall. In this article
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