Fundamentals of Nursing, 9e
Fundamentals of Nursing, 9e
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ISBN: 9780323327404
Author: Patricia A. Potter RN MSN PhD FAAN, Anne Griffin Perry RN EdD FAAN, Patricia Stockert RN BSN MS PhD, Amy Hall RN BSN MS PhD CNE
Publisher: Elsevier Science
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The older adults undergo certain changes in their life accompanied by aging. These changes include physiological changes, cognitive changes, functional changes, and psychosocial changes. On the basis of physiological concerns, the elderly people would also experience some frequent episodes of falling. This frequent episodes of falling might develop a fear of falling in older adults and leads to a reduction in their mobility and loss of physical fitness. The most common injury that occurs in older adults due to falling is fracture of leg, spine, hip, hand, upper arm, ankle, and pelvis.

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