Nursing interventions for hospitalized elderly at risk of falling

Abstract

Objective: to compare the nursing interventions related to the risk of falling in the hospitalized elderly recorded in the medical records, with the interventions and activities proposed by the Nursing Intervention Classification. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive study using the cross-mapping tool, carried out in a university hospital. Data collection was performed in its own form and filled out from the evolutions recorded by nurses in 67 medical records of elderly classified as at risk of falling. The term phrases were written manually on the form and then summarized in Excel 2011 spreadsheet. Simple descriptive statistics were applied with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences- SPSS 22.0 program to portray and analyze the data. Results: when comparing the interventions recorded by nurses with nursing interventions and activities of the Nursing Intervention Classification, 10 interventions were evidenced. Conclusion: The study enabled the qualification and optimization of care in relation to the prevention of falls, guiding and improving the therapeutic plans of nursing. Through the articulation of the data and knowledge generated with the execution of the study, one can know and learn about the diversity of activities suggested by NIC interventions/activities, which can increase the nurse's record in relation to preventive actions in the event of falls.