Write a paper case study focusing on the gerontology patient who has fallen and is now your patient in the ER. The student nurse will follow this patient post-operatively through guided questioning and end with discharge planning admission to discharge while considering ethical issues and creating a holistic viewpoint on treatment.
Age-related physiological changes 10 pts
Risk factors for falling that are non-aging related
The morbidity rate associated with hip fracture
Post-op complications and nursing measures
Ethical principal /client involvement in care
Holistic view – fear of falling and how it impacts the older adult