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The issue of falls of seniors in healthcare facilities
BUCHOVÁ, Nikola
This bachelor's thesis focuses on the issue of elderly falls in a healthcare facility. The aim of this thesis was to map the causes of falls in the elderly. Furthermore, the aim was to identify risk factors, describe the consequences of falls, and identify nurses' preventive measures in preventing senior falls in a healthcare facility. The theoretical part describes aging, then the theoretical part mentions geriatric syndromes, different causes of falls and risk factors of falls. The next chapter describes falls prevention, where compensatory aids are included and described. The last chapter briefly described patient education in a healthcare facility. The second part of this thesis is the empirical part. The empirical part was prepared by means of qualitative research, using the method of semi-structured interview. In the research, 2 interviews were created, in one interview 12 questions were created for nurses and in the other interview 15 questions were created for hospitalised patients. Seven nurses and seven hospitalized patients participated in the interviews. Data were processed using open coding, by the pencil and paper method. Five categorization groups were created for the interviewed nurses and four categorization groups for the hospitalized patients. The results in the empirical section show that the most common causes of falls include inappropriate footwear, wet floors, poor lighting and poor use of guardrails (barriers). Risk factors most commonly include associated patient illnesses, age, change of environment, poor accessibility of signalling equipment and use of medication. Regarding sequelae after falls, hematomas, lacerations and pain were the most common. Preventive measures for nurses are most commonly signalling devices, grab rails in bathroom, handrails in corridors. Other preventive measures include, appropriate footwear, proper lighting, bed adjustments, and the use of bed rails (barriers).
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