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

Authors

  • Ariane Minussi Feliciani Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Silvana Sidney Costa Santos Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.22456

Keywords:

Nursing, Elderly, Accidents from falls, Long-term care facilities for the elderly.

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Ariane Minussi Feliciani, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

Enfermeira da Associação Caridade Santa Casa do Rio Grande. Mestre em Enfermagem pela FURG.

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

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora da Escola de Enfermagem da FUSG. Líder do Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Gerontogeriatria, Enfermagem/Saúde e Educação (GEP-GERON).

Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem pela FURG. Aluna do Doutorado em Enfermagem da UFSC. Professora substituta do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina.

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Published

2011-12-22

How to Cite

Feliciani, A. M., Santos, S. S. C., & Valcarenghi, R. V. (2011). FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.22456

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Research

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