Patient
Safety
Fall
Assessment
Documenta-tion
Outcomes Intervention
Performance Improve-ment
100
The national coding color for fall prevention.
What is yellow?
100
The point value for a "Very High Risk" on falls risk assessment.
What is 10 or more points?
100
The patient behavior(s) that justify implementing a high fall risk when the assessed fall risk score is 0 - 3 (low).
What is when the patient is unable or unwilling to follow instructions related to safety (non-compliance)?
100
When a patient is high fall risk, is a bed alarm an appropriate intervention.
What is ALWAYS yes?
100
When patients and family are educated about the Fall Prevention Program and safety measures.
What is on admission and any other appropriate time to reinforce information?
200
The shape used for the Fall Safety Program.
What are yellow stars?
200
The score that relates to low fall risk.
What is 0 - 3 points?
200
The appropriate nursing diagnosis to add to the plan of care.
What is risk for injury?
200
Every 15 - 30 minutes.
What is how often a patient should be checked that is a high fall risk?
200
The proactive process the hospital is using to promote patient safety and improve patient satisfaction. This strategy of checking on patient needs effectively reduces monthly call light use by 38%, patient falls by 50% and skin breakdown by 14%, while simultaneously increasing satisfaction scores.
What is purposeful hourly rounding?
300
Yellow star magnets are placed here to alert staff that a patient is at risk.
What is on the patients doorway?
300
The score that relates to high fall risk.
What is 7-9 points ?
300
Complete an event (incident) report including how patient was found, accurate fall risk score and interventions completed, including notification to MD and administrative coordinator.
What is following a patient fall?
300
Five interventions for patients at high fall risk.
What are yellow armband, don't leave patient alone during toileting, check patient every 15 - 30 minutes, activate bed alarm, identify room with yellow star magnet, yellow slipper for patients feet, apply chair alarm as appropriate, move patient to room with visual access to nursing station, reinforce the need to call for assistance to move from bed, chair, wheelchair, toilet, etc., limit combinations of medications when possible?
300
Any unplanned decent to the floor, including a patient being assisted to the floor by the nursing staff.
What is the definition of a fall?
400
An intervention used for patients at very high fall risk and that staff have highest concern.
What is the "RN + and/or placement in a room close to nurses station "?
400
When the fall risk assessment is completed.
What is on admission, each shift thereafter and following a documented fall?
400
The fall risk assessment score based on the following patient criteria: 1) history of fall prior to admission; 2) ambulates with a walker; 3) Ativan order; and 4) is visually impaired.
What is a score of 13 - very high risk?
400
The discharge outcome to be written in the plan of care.
What is "free from injury throughout hospitalization"?
400
Purposeful hourly rounding include these interventions.
What is the patient's current level of pain, need for toileting, need to position patient for comfort, check that necessary items (call light, telephone, bedside table, fresh water, kleenex) are within reach, tell the patient that you or a member of the staff will be back in one (1) hour and before you leave, ask "Is there anything else I can do for you (I have time)? Do you have any questions"?
500
The Fall Prevention Program
What is a patient safety initiative?
500
The seven criteria assessed by the UCVH fall risk assessment tool.
What are age, mentation status, activity level, impairments, prior history of a fall, medical history and current medications?
500
The location of the fall risk assessment tool.
Where is the CPSI patient nurses note flowchartS and attached to each portable computer?
500
Where to document when a fall occurs, or safety intervention is initiated or discontinued.
What is the CPSI flowchart - Nurses Notes?
500
Documentation of a fall for internal quality control. Not part of the patients medical record.
What is the Incident report?
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