Efficacy of Risk Prevention Management Based on Heinrich's Law in Nursing Care of Elderly Patients Undergoing Digestive Endoscopy

To study the efficacy of risk prevention management based on Heinrich's Law in nursing care of elderly patients undergoing digestive endoscopy (DE). In this retrospective study clinical data of 182 elderly patients who underwent DE in Hai'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from April 2021 to September 2023 were collected. A total of 89 patients received routine nursing care (Control-group), and 93 patients received risk prevention management based on Heinrich's Law in addition to the routine nursing (Observation-group). Vital signs indicators, stress response levels, Boston bowel preparation score, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait (STAI-T) score, incidence of adverse events, and nursing satisfaction were assessed and compared between the two groups. Vital signs of the patients in the Observation-group were more stable than those of the Control-group 15 minutes and 30 minutes after the endoscopic inspection (