A literature review on the application of acute care for the elderly unit in hospitalized patients

doi:10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2023.01.017

Abstract

Abstract:

As a special care unit，the unit of acute care for the elderly（ACE） focused on functional maintaining of elderly patients during hospitalization to recover rapidly and return to the family as soon as possible. This paper summarized the origin，development，key elements，working procedures and application effects of the ACE unit，and suggested the development direction of ACE unit according to Chinese national conditions，which can be used as a reference for nursing clinical practice.

Key words: Aged, Acute Care for the Elderly Unit, Review, Nursing Care

摘要：

老年患者急性期快速恢复病房是一种特殊的照护病房，以促进老年患者住院期间功能维持为核心，达到快速恢复、尽早回归家庭的目的。该文综述了老年患者急性期快速恢复病房的起源、发展、关键要素、工作程序及使用效果等，并结合中国国情提出老年患者急性期快速恢复病房的发展方向，为护理实践提供参考。

关键词: 老年人, 急性期快速恢复病房, 综述, 护理

LU Wenyan, LIU Xiaoling, XIA Jiangliu, ZHANG Dan, ZHANG Xuemeng, ZHU Lingling, ZHAO Hua. A literature review on the application of acute care for the elderly unit in hospitalized patients[J]. Chinese Journal of Nursing, 2023, 58(1): 117-120.

鲁闻燕, 刘晓玲, 夏江柳, 章丹, 张雪梦, 朱玲玲, 赵华. 老年患者急性期快速恢复病房的研究进展[J]. 中华护理杂志, 2023, 58(1): 117-120.

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