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a new gerontological nurse specialist on an important surgical unit has been given the task of implementing nursing interventions to help reduce the elderlys risk of complication during their hospitalization. what protocols, staff develment activites,and others actions could this nursing specialist consider?

Fall prevention.
Pressure sore prevention.
Lung complication prevention.
Wound care.
Nutrition.
Psychosocial.
I'm sure there's more.

A very sensual sponge bath for starters

First intervention is to promote safety..

Second, to reduce the risk of complication to any type of patients (not only elderly) is aseptic technique. Aseptic technique is a set of specific practices and procedures performed under carefully controlled conditions with the goal of minimizing contamination by pathogens. Aseptic technique refers to practices that help reduce the risk of postprocedure infections in clients by decreasing the likelihood that microorganisms will enter the body during clinical procedures. Some of these practices are also designed to reduce service providers' risk of exposure to potentially infectious blood and and tissue during clinical procedures.

Aseptic techniques are those that do some or all of the following:

* Remove or kill microorganisms from hands and objects.
* Employ sterile instruments and other items.
* Reduce clients' risk of exposure to microorganisms that cannot be removed.