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Prevention of Falls and Injury in the Elderly
List the 8 intrinsic factors that may cause falls and injuries and falls and the nursing intervention
- 1)History of falls and injurious falls
- -Follow care plan/ use gait belt
- 2)Impaired ambulation, mobility, gait and balance, muscle and neuromuscular changes
- -move slower
- -check range of motion
- -keep bed low
- 3)Impaired ADL's
- -Shower Chair
- 4)Sensory Impairments
- -Good Lighting
- -clean room
- -Keep glasses clean
- -Low tempo talking
- 5)Signs & Symptoms of medical Condition
- -Watch Balance
- 6)Medical Use
- -watch side effects
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Prevention of Falls and Injury in the Elderly
Name the medication that can cause falls and injuries.
- -A number of different drugs
- -Classes of different drugs (like antidepressant)
- -Tranquilizers
- -Sanative
- -Bazodialaters (dilate blood vessels- lowers blood pressure -Antihypertensive (make the person do a variety of action , also lowers blood pressure)
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Prevention of Falls and Injury in the Elderly
Name medical conditions that increase risk of falls. (6)
- -History of falls
- -Heart disease, Syncope(related to heart condition/ can lead the person to pass out or faint)
- -Mini stroke
- -Parkinson Disease (cause brain problems)-Incontinence (they hurry to the bathroom)
- -Low Blood pressure (can make the dizzy)
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Prevention of Falls and Injury in the Elderly Intrinsic Factors General Physical Functioning, name and describe.
- Impaired Ambulation
- -Flat feet
- Impaired mobility
- -Arthritist
- Physical activity
- -House work
- ADL-Getting dressed, in/out of bed, getting out of a chair, washing
- Gait and Balance -Gait=how a person walks
- Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Changes
- -Diseases have effect on this
- -testing grip strength
- -testing ROM
- -Decreased strength
- Sensory Impairment
- -Seeing and Hearing
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Preventions of Falls and Injury in the Elderly
Name The 7 Extrinsic Factors that can lead to falls and injuries and list the nursing Intervention
- 1) Slippery Floors
- -Slippers/shoes/ socks with grip
- 2)Spills
- -Clean up as soon as possible
- 3)Poor lighting/Glear
- -bed side lighting
- 4) Cords
- -tape them down
- 5)Obstacles
- -Keep walk way clear
- -Clean
- -shower in benches
- -no busy carpets
- 6)New Environment
- -Orient them to the room
- 7)Stairs
- -Marked edges
- -Lighting
- -Rails
- -Light on top and bottom
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