| Journal: | MedUNAB |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000434298 |
| ISSN: | 0123-7047 |
| Authors: | Coltters Miranda, Cynthia1 Belmar Valdebenito, Alejandra1 |
| Institutions: | 1Clínica Las Condes, Unidad de Cuidados del Adulto Mayor, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Season: | Abr-Jul |
| Volumen: | 23 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 95-106 |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
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| Spanish abstract | La implementación de estrategias interdisciplinares para la prevención de caídas en adultos mayores es una herramienta basada en evidencia científica que genera disminución de este evento adverso y de las lesiones que posteriormente se desarrollan producto de una caída durante la hospitalización del adulto senescente |
| English abstract | This article aims to describe the implementation process of the guidelines for fall prevention and injury reduction of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) in the Elderly Care Unit (UCAM, for the Spanish original) of Clínica las Condes (CLC). Reflection topics. through an interdisciplinary approach that develops five main action points: acquisition of a specific infrastructure; procurement of medical and nursing staff specialized in elderly care; ongoing training that includes knowledge refresher courses on elderly care; and, finally, nursing supervision throughoutthe prevention process. Conclusions. The implementation of interdisciplinary strategies for preventing falls in senior citizens is a tool based on scientific evidence that reduces the cases of this adverse event and of the injuries that subsequently develop as a result of a fall during the hospitalization of the elderly patient |
| Portuguese abstract | A implementação de estratégias interdisciplinares para a prevenção de quedas em idosos é uma ferramenta baseada em evidências científicas que promove uma diminuição desse evento adverso e das lesões que subsequentemente se desenvolvem como resultado de uma queda durante a hospitalização do adulto senescente |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Traumatología y ortopedia, Geriatría, Caídas, Ancianos, Hospitalización, Prevención primaria, Enfermería basada en la evidencia |
| Keyword: | Traumatology and orthopedics, Geriatrics, Falls, Aged, Hospitalization, Primary prevention, Evidence based nursing |
| Full text: | https://revistas.unab.edu.co/index.php/medunab/article/view/3610/3206 |
