FUNCTIONING AND FALLS IN THE INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: PROPOSALS FOR NURSING ACTIONS

This is an evaluative piece of research which aimed to propose improving actions for a long-term elderly care center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which could help the nurses to maintain residents’ functioning and reduce their falls. A public-policy-based evaluative tool was built, tested and applie...

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Main Authors: Ariane Minussi Feliciani, Silvana Sidney Costa Santos, Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2011-12-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.22456