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Identifying risk factors for and preventing hip fractures in elderly patients
Author(s) -
Mellinger Ellice
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)62922-0
Subject(s) - perioperative , perioperative nursing , medicine , health care , set (abstract data type) , physical therapy , gerontology , nursing , psychology , surgery , political science , law , computer science , programming language
Changing the mind-set of Americans to exercise more, eat right, and be responsible for their own health throughout the continuum of life is a challenge for all health care professionals. Through personal interaction with patients and participation in hospitalwide or communitywide education programs, perioperative nurses play a key role in educating the public about prevention of hip fractures in elderly patients.