Interventions
Should be picked up when patient is ambulating.
UMMC uses this fall assessment tool on admission.
If a patient refuses a bed alarm or fall mat you should escalate to this person.
What is a Charge Nurse, Supervisor, Nurse Manager?
Having this form of medication administration can increase your risk for falls.
What is intravenous therapy?
Amount of additional hospital days for each fall-related injury.
What is 6.3 days?
Intervention that should not be used on a patient with a shuffling gait.
What is non-skid socks?
UMMC uses this fall assessment tool after admission and throughout the patient stay.
What is the Cognitive Fall Risk Model?
Device that is placed on the floor to prevent injury with a fall.
What is a fall mat?
Doing this, doubles your chances of doing it again.
What is falling?
Cost of falls among older adults to the U.S. healthcare system.
What is $34 Billlion.
What is Zone 3?
Cognitive Model score of 80.
What is a high fall risk?
Tool used to tie the bed alarm into the call bell system.
What is a breakaway cable?
I'm safe in a cup, but not on the floor.
What is spilled liquid?
Amount of reimbursement to hospitals for preventable falls known as "never events."
What is $0?
Two hand off communication tool that include the patient fall risk score.
What is IPASS and Ticket to Ride?
Morse Fall Scale score of 35.
What is a moderate fall risk?
Therapy can recommend this to help prevent falls while ambulating.
What are DMEs?
You got to go, you got to go right now is a symptom of this condition that increases your risk for falls.
What is urinary frequency?
Percentage of patients who fall sustain an injury.
What is 30-35%
High fall risk intervention used when patient is in a bariatric bed.
Fall tool currently being used by UMMC, but will be replaced by Morse and Cognitive at the end of July.
What is Hester Davis?
Having this within reach of patients can help prevent them from getting up without assistance.
What is a personal item or call light?
Doing this after taking a patient to the bathroom increases their risk for falls.
What is leaving the patient unattended?
Average cost of a fall-related injury.
What is $14,000