《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2012, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1): 30-32.

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Nursing Care on Falls in Hospitalized Elderly Patients (review)

DONG Lu, ZHOU Jie, XU Guo-hui.   

  1. Nursing College of Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medical University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • Received:2011-07-22 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2012-01-25 Online:2012-01-25

Abstract: In China, fall ranks the top 3 among adverse events in hospital and it is the first cause of death in the elderly aged 65 and above. Fall risk factors and characteristics, nursing assessment and nursing care interventions are reviewed in this paper to explore risk factors and further improve the nursing care interventions for falls in hospitalized elderly patients.

Key words: elderly, fall, nursing, hospitalization, review