RISK FOR FALLS IN PATIENTS IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD

Authors

  • Allyne Fortes Vitor
  • Laísla Alves Moura
  • Ana Paula Nunes de Lima Fernandes
  • Fabiane Rocha Botarelli
  • Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo
  • Ingrid Caroline da Costa Vitorino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.38509

Keywords:

Nursing, Accidental falls, Nursing diagnosis, Perioperative nursing.

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the Risk for falls
nursing diagnosis and the main risk factors in patients
in the postoperative period, at a university hospital.
This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a
quantitative approach. Data were collected from October
to December 2012, using a structured script to investigate
the sociodemographic and clinical data. Of the 80
patients investigated, 86.25% presented the Risk for Falls
Nursing Diagnosis. The risk factors that stood out were:
history of falls, postoperative conditions, use of narcotics
and/or opiates and use of antihypertensive medication.
Given the diversity of risk factors found in patients in
the postoperative period, the early identification of these
factors by health professionals is imperative, in order to
propose preventive and effective actions that suppress or
minimize such risks.

Author Biographies

Allyne Fortes Vitor

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

Laísla Alves Moura

Enfermeira. Mestranda em enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

Ana Paula Nunes de Lima Fernandes

Enfermeira. Mestranda em enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

Fabiane Rocha Botarelli

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Professora do Departamento e Doutoranda pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo

Acadêmica de enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

Ingrid Caroline da Costa Vitorino

Enfermeira. Graduada em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil.

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Published

2015-03-31

How to Cite

Vitor, A. F., Moura, L. A., Fernandes, A. P. N. de L., Botarelli, F. R., Araújo, J. N. de M., & Vitorino, I. C. da C. (2015). RISK FOR FALLS IN PATIENTS IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.38509

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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