NR 103 RUA.docx NR103 Falls in the Elderly Chamberlain University College of Nursing N

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NR 103 RUA.docx NR103 Falls in the Elderly Chamberlain University College of Nursing NR103: Transition to the Nursing Professions Falls in the Elderly This paper is to discuss falls and the impa... ct they have on the elderly. This paper will pull information from both personal experience and journal reports. œA fall is defined as an event in which a person unintentionally drops from an upright or other fixed, secure position to a lower or less erect position on the floor or the ground for reasons that are not related to a suddenly occurring medical condition (Schub & Heering, 2018). Until the earth no longer has gravity falls will happen, regardless of the precautions we take. They happen at homes, hospitals, care centers, they have happened every where in the world. The elderly is at higher risk for falls and even more likely to need medical attention after a fall. About twenty percent of falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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