Table 3.

The general characteristics of falls in older inpatients (n = 153)

Characteristics		Cases	Percentage (%)
Ward	Medical ward	68	44.44
	Surgical ward	38	24.84
	Geriatric ward	32	20.92
	gynecological ward	9	5.88
	The emergency ward	6	3.92
Occurrence year	2018	48	31.4
	2019	66	43.1
	2020	39	25.5
Age(year)	60–69	64	41.83
	70–79	53	34.64
	≥ 80	35	22.88
Gender	male	91	59.48
	female	62	40.52
Nomal eyesight	Yes	143	93.46
	No	10	6.54
Consciousness	awake	148	96.73
	confusion	5	3.27
Comorbidities	Tumor	51	33.33
	Coronary heart disease	26	16.99
	Cerebrovascular disease	24	15.69
	Diabetes	16	10.46
	Hypertension	14	9.15
	Waist, bone and joint injury	14	9.15
	Damage of liver and kidney function	11	7.19
	Diseases of he immune system	5	3.27
Serum electrolyte disorder	Yes	3	2.00
	No	150	98.00
Pain	Yes	3	2.00
	No	150	98.00
Fall-related injuries	no injury	76	49.67
	Minor injury	49	32.03
	Moderate injury	16	10.46
	Serious injury	12	7.84
Time interval	0am-4am	35	22.88
	4am-8am	34	22.22
	8am-12am	23	15.03
	12am-16 pm	24	15.69
	16 pm-20 pm	22	14.38
	20 pm-24 pm	15	9.80
Place	The edge of the bed	59	38.56
	Toilet	44	28.76
	The ward	26	16.99
	Inwards corridor	12	7.84
	Other areas outside the ward	11	7.19
Patient condition	Before or after toilet	74	48.4
	Bedside shift	41	36.9
	Walking	20	13.1
Normal excretion	Yes	136	88.89
	No	17	11.11
Medication	Antihypertensive drugs	49	32.03
	Hypoglycemic drugs	31	20.26
	Diuretics drugs	31	20.26
	Sedative drugs	18	11.76
	Antiarrhythmic drugs	5	3.27
With catheter	Yes	25	16.34
	No	128	83.66
ADL	No dependence	32	20.92
	Mild dependence	76	49.67
	Moderate dependence	25	16.34
	Severe dependence	20	13.07
Falling risk	No risk	3	1.96
	Low risk	14	9.15
	Moderate risk	78	50.98
	High risk	58	37.91
Falled in 3 months	Yes	20	13.07
	No	133	86.93
With bed rails	Yes	101	66.01
	No	52	33.99
With auxiliary tools (wheelchairs, boots, cane)	Yes	11	7.91
	No	142	92.81
Promary nurses grading	N0	1	0.70
	N1	20	13.10
	N2	92	60.1
	N3	40	26.20
Diploma	College	2	1.31
	Undergraduate	145	94.77
	master	6	3.92
Working years	Y < 5	14	9.15
	5 ≥ Y < 10	78	50.98
	Y ≥ 10	61	39.87
Positional title	Nurse	14	9.15
	Senior nurse	75	49.02
	Supervisor nurse	64	41.83