Nurses’ interventions to improve care quality in elderly care settings

Abstract

The population is ageing in the world. The most significant change in the human history is the rapid increase in the elder people. According to China's national data, China is also aging. Family harmony but also about social stability. Increase in aging population impacts not only enjoy the old life is helping elderly to challenge we need to solve urgently at present. The aim of this study was to explore the nursing interventions that can improve the quality of elderly care nursing in nursing homes. The purpose of the study was to help Chinese nurses to provide better aged care services to the elderly and improve the quality life and well-being of elderly living in Chinese nursing homes. A literature review and inductive content analysis was the method used in this study. Data was searched and obtained from Cinahl and Medline. A total of nine articles were reviewed and analyzed. Nursing staff use the person-oriented nursing concept to take care of the elderly, and provide specialized nursing care through the good cooperation between the teams, as well as the use of professional knowledge and ability, can improve the quality of care for the elderly in nursing homes. The applicability of these results include the possibility to provide better quality nursing services, and offer the Chinese nurses tools to improve their own professional skills and improve the nursing quality care of the elderly.