FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS
This is an evaluative piece of research which aimed to propose improving actions for a long-term elderly care center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which could help the nurses to maintain residents’ functioning and reduce their falls. A public-policy-based evaluative tool was built, tested and applie...
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| author | Ariane Minussi Feliciani Silvana Sidney Costa Santos Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi |
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| description | This is an evaluative piece of research which aimed to propose improving actions for a long-term elderly care center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which could help the nurses to maintain residents’ functioning and reduce their falls. A public-policy-based evaluative tool was built, tested and applied, for use by nurses. With this tool, first applied in September 2009, it was possible to identify and present actions which might contribute to maintaining residents’ functioning and reducing falls. It is hoped that this initiative, apart from aiding the nurse in care of the elderly, may promote the connection between the workplace and higher learning so that other areas with potential for strategic actions may be identified and optimized for nursing care of the elderly residents in long-term care facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f9d3f8c6d584a66a69883a48cebe57b2022-12-21T22:02:39ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332011-12-0116461562110.5380/ce.v16i4.22456FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONSAriane Minussi FelicianiSilvana Sidney Costa SantosRafaela Vivian ValcarenghiThis is an evaluative piece of research which aimed to propose improving actions for a long-term elderly care center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which could help the nurses to maintain residents’ functioning and reduce their falls. A public-policy-based evaluative tool was built, tested and applied, for use by nurses. With this tool, first applied in September 2009, it was possible to identify and present actions which might contribute to maintaining residents’ functioning and reducing falls. It is hoped that this initiative, apart from aiding the nurse in care of the elderly, may promote the connection between the workplace and higher learning so that other areas with potential for strategic actions may be identified and optimized for nursing care of the elderly residents in long-term care facilities.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.22456NursingElderlyAccidents from fallsLong-term care facilities for the elderly |
| spellingShingle | Ariane Minussi Feliciani Silvana Sidney Costa Santos Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS Cogitare Enfermagem Nursing Elderly Accidents from falls Long-term care facilities for the elderly |
| title | FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS |
| title_full | FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS |
| title_fullStr | FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS |
| title_full_unstemmed | FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS |
| title_short | FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS |
| title_sort | functioning and falls in the institutionalized elderly proposals for nursing actions |
| topic | Nursing Elderly Accidents from falls Long-term care facilities for the elderly |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.22456 |
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