在退伍军人管理局长期护理单位减少与静止性低血压相关的跌倒的跨学科方法:质量改进项目

Sarah Elizabeth Creighton1, Nicole Arrington1, Natalia Neese1

  • 1Department of Veteran Affairs, Tennessee Valley Health System, 1310 24th Ave S. Nashville, TN 37212, United States.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
|May 18, 2025
PubMed
概括

在退伍军人中,正静性低血压 (OH) 和食后高血压 (PPH) 的评估可以帮助降低跌倒风险. 包括食后评估有助于改善OH的识别,这对于长期护理中的跌倒预防策略至关重要.

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