Nursing process toward the prevention of falls in the institutionalized elderly: action research

Authors

  • Francisleide Rodrigues Andrade Dias Enfermeira.
  • Silvana Sidney Costa Santos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Danielle Adriane Silveira Vidal Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Jamila Geri Tomaschewski Barlem Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Daiane Porto Gautério Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem.
  • Edison Luiz Devos Barlem Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.12.1.137781
Keywords: Elderly, Accidents by falls, Long-term Care Institution for the Elderly, Nursing Process, Nursing

Abstract

The objective of this study was to propose the inclusion of elements in the Nursing Process, in the Patient Medical Record of a Long-term Care Institution for the Elderly, aiming at the prevention of falls. It is action research carried out in a Long-term Care Institution for the Elderly in Southern Brazil, in May 2010, with the nursing team of the institution. All of the twelve stages of the action research have been followed. As a result, it has been verified that the participants did not know the elderly rights, and the patients’ medical records, despite being institutionally important for the elderly and the team, were not used. Also, the need for information related to the risks of falls and the importance of the nursing process and nursing record has been taken into account. The study enabled the development of a proposal of a Nursing Process for the prevention of falls in the institutionalized elderly.

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Author Biographies

Silvana Sidney Costa Santos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Bolsista de produtividade do CNPq.

Danielle Adriane Silveira Vidal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

Enfermeira. Bolsista de Apoio Técnico do CNPq.

Jamila Geri Tomaschewski Barlem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

Enfermeira. Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Bolsista de Mestrado do CNPq.

Edison Luiz Devos Barlem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

Enfermeiro. Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Docente da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande.
Published
29-12-2012
How to Cite
[1]
Rodrigues Andrade Dias, F. et al. 2012. Nursing process toward the prevention of falls in the institutionalized elderly: action research. Global Nursing. 12, 1 (Dec. 2012). DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.12.1.137781.
Issue
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2013): #29 - Enero
Section
Administración-Gestión-Calidad

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