Table 2 Relation between the essential nursing interventions mapped and the age of elderly patients
Nursing interventions | n | Presence of the intervention | n | Absence of the intervention | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average ± SD | Average ± SD | ||||
Positioning | 30 | 76.7 ± 7.6 | 45 | 71.6 ± 7.3 | 0.004 |
Bathing (at the bathroom) | 37 | 73.1 ± 7.1 | 38 | 74.1 ± 8.4 | 0.58 |
Eye care | 17 | 80.1 ± 7.1 | 58 | 71.7 ± 6.9 | <0.0001 |
Oral health maintenance | 24 | 78.2 ± 7.4 | 51 | 71.5 ± 7.1 | 0.0003 |
Skin surveillance | 58 | 74.1 ± 7.7 | 17 | 72.1 ± 8.2 | 0.35 |
Medication maintenance | 46 | 72.6 ± 6.8 | 29 | 75.2 ± 9.0 | 0.15 |
Bathing (at the bed) | 30 | 74.1 ± 8.3 | 45 | 73.3 ± 7.5 | 0.68 |
Intravenous therapy | 16 | 72.9 ± 5.9 | 59 | 73.8 ± 8.3 | 0.69 |
Lower extremity monitoring | 18 | 73.7 ± 8.2 | 57 | 73.6 ± 7.7 | 0.94 |
Respiration monitoring | 18 | 73.7 ± 8.2 | 57 | 73.6 ± 7.7 | 0.94 |