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Nurse Teaching on Causes for Falls & Accidents in Senior Citizens-1

Patient/caregiver was educated that falls & accidents in seniors could result from one or many of the following reasons: Motor weakness: Age-related degeneration of muscle tissue and loss of muscle tone can contribute to progressive motor weakness, resulting in serious fall incidents in senior citizens. Sudden change of position: Blood supply to the head and brain tend to suffer in sudden standing position, as blood tends to pool heavily in lower extremities and must travel [...]

Risk Factors and Causes for Head Injury in Seniors

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon risk factors and causes for head injury as follows: Falls and accidents: Falls & accidents are the most common cause of head injury in senior citizens, bumping their head onto some hard surface, such as, a wall or floor. The injury can be mild to severe during a fall. When the injury is mild, the individual can suffer a mild skin bruise with some minimal swelling of the head at the [...]

Pathophysiology of Head Injury

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon pathophysiology of head injury as follows: Head injuries can be broadly classified into closed and open. Closed head injuries are more common in general. A closed head injury is any injury in which the skull remains intact, such as, a bruise or a small bump. An open head injury is a severe injury in which the skull is broken, and the injury affects the brain, such as, a gunshot wound. Severity [...]

Fall Precautions during immediate post-hip replacement-5

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon fall Precautions during immediate post-hip replacement as follows: Individuals with the facility of only a bathtub can have a tub transfer bench installed in the bathtub. A tub transfer bench extends over the bathtub, with part of the bench outside and part of the bench inside the bathtub. While entering the bathtub, individuals can walk up to the edge of transfer bench outside the bathtub, leave their assistive device there, sit [...]

Fall Precautions during immediate post-hip replacement-4

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon fall Precautions during immediate post-hip replacement as follows: Avoid any piece of furniture or assistive devices with wheels, swivels, or rockers. They can be highly unstable, offer poor support, and carry significant risk for falls & accidents. During the immediate phase of post-hip replacement, individuals must plan most of their life on one level in the house. This helps with avoiding the stress of climbing stairs and uneventful falls. Having an [...]