Conceptual defi nitions of indicators for the nursing outcome "Knowledge: Fall Prevention"

The injuries resulting from falls include excoriations, hematomas, bruises, femoral, hip fractures, and skull trauma.[...]worsening of the patient's clinical condition, chronic pain, limitations and physical incapacities, increase in length of stay, hospital costs, and ethical and legal implica...

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Published inRevista brasileira de enfermagem Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 431 - 439
Main Authors Luzia, Melissa de Freitas, Argenta, Carla, Almeida, Miriam de Abreu, Lucena, Amália de Fátima
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brasília Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.03.2018
Subjects
Accident prevention
Classification
Clinical medicine
Falls
Injury prevention
Knowledge
Nursing care
Older people
Patients
Prevention
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Summary:The injuries resulting from falls include excoriations, hematomas, bruises, femoral, hip fractures, and skull trauma.[...]worsening of the patient's clinical condition, chronic pain, limitations and physical incapacities, increase in length of stay, hospital costs, and ethical and legal implications for the institution may occur(1-5-6).[...]NOC indicators do not have conceptual definitions that favor the establishment of the score to be attributed with greater precision and the lowest possible subjectivity.[...]the aforementioned indicators were grouped into one: (182813 and 182814) Diseases that increase risk for falls, with the aim of facilitating their use in clinical practice.The analysis of the selected literature, as well as the contrasting of the original versions of the NOC with its translations, made it possible to identify some inadequacies in the indicators.[...]the grouping of the indicators "Chronic conditions that increase risk for falls" and "Acute illnesses that increase risk for falls" were proposed in a single one, with a new title "Diseases that increase risk for falls", and maintenance of the titles of NOC edition of the "Reasons for restraints" and "Importance of maintaining clear walkway" indicators .
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0686