FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS

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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Main Authors:	Ariane Minussi Feliciani, Silvana Sidney Costa Santos, Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal do Paraná 2011-12-01
Series:	Cogitare Enfermagem
Subjects:	Nursing Elderly Accidents from falls Long-term care facilities for the elderly
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.22456

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