Nursing Care of the elderly orthopedic bed_0.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 Nursing Care of the elderly orthopedic bed The elderly due to osteoporosis, bone and joint disease, muscular atrophy, physical function decline in the loss of autonomy after fracture, the resulting series of health problems, particularly older patients with orthopedic bed, the majority of loss of self-care ability, you need to depend on the help of others, good comprehensive care to restore their basic physical self-care ability, which is very beneficial for rehabilitation of the disease. Elderly Rehabilitation nursing of patients with fractures of the specific physiological characteristics and specificity, the elderly due to physical aging, physical function recession, can produce organ degeneration and disease. If a large bed time. easy to merge complications affect the prognosis. lead to psychological problems. restrict rehabilitation after injury. these characteristics for the elderly, early prevention and intensive care are particularly important.  A condition observation and nursing  Because elderly patients often also suffer from other diseases. Such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, chronic bronchitis. In the event of injury, not only the destruction of the body defense mechanism, causing pathological changes, and easily lead to other organizations chain of organ lesions, such as induced cerebral vascular accident, myocardial infarction and so on. Therefore, we should visit patients to observe the condition, close observation of patients, consciousness, pale, changes in vital signs, and the operation gentle movements, a sense of security for patients , intimacy, so easy to accept, such as unusual, immediately reported to the attending physician to assist in the rescue.  2 care to prevent complications 2.1  against the occurrence of constipation As limited mobility, reduced intestinal motility, defecation posture, habits, changes in the environment, complicated by constipation. Constipation,