Fall Risk Factors
If you take multiple of these it can increase your risk of having falls ?
What is Medication
It's a great way to stay fit as we age, keeping our muscles and bones strong to prevent falls ?
What is exercise
Vitamin D deficiency is what type of fall risk factor ?
What is a modifiable risk factor
Patients transfer status and fall risk interventions for the CNA to reference are found here ?
What is the Careplan Kardex
This Genesis created checklist can assist the Nurse in ensuring all aspects of post fall management have been done ?
What is the Post Fall Checklist
Environmental hazards and unsafe equipment are examples of what type of risk factors
What are Extrinsic
Referring a patient to this type of Therapist can help a patient improve their strength, balance, gait and reduce risk of falling
What is Physical Therapist
These are the #1 cause of Emergency Medical Services ( EMS) responses for older adults in the U.S ?
What are falls
To reduce falls associated with urgent trips to the bathroom, consider this intervention
What are individual toileting schedules
The post fall meeting that occurs which includes review of the details and circumstances of the fall to help determine root cause?
What is a Fall Huddle
Gait Imbalance, impairment or inappropriate medication use are examples of what type of risk factors ?
What is Modifiable
Requesting a comprehensive medication review for your patient from this person can reduce fall risk related to polypharmacy ?
What is the Provider or Pharmacist Consultant
This many Americans fall each year ?
What is 1 in 4
Having a referral to this therapist for a patient with unsafe behavior while in a wheelchair, can facilitate them making individualized seating modifications to reduce falls with injury ?
What is Occupational Therapist
Assessment that is initiated for unwitnessed falls or falls with head injuries ?
What are Neurological assessments
Chronic disease, medication side effects and balance issues are examples of what type of risk factors ?
What is Intrinsic risk factors
Interdisciplinary patient observation/rounding process performed on a weekly basis to proactively identify a patients functional needs and therefore reduce fall risk ?
What is Quality of Life Rounds
These type of medications increase a residents risk of falling?
What are Anticolinergics and Benzodiazepines
Starting a Nursing Restorative walking or exercise program delivers this major benefit, and can lead to decreased risk of patient injuries?
What is reducing fall risk
The Genesis created tool that assists the center to determine fall root cause analysis ?
What is the Root Cause Analysis tool
People over this age are at risk for having increased injury from a fall?
What is 65
A fall that occurs when a patient stands from a sitting or lying position should trigger this type of assessment by the nurse ?
Orthostatic Blood pressure assessment
Faintness, lightheadedness and dizziness when standing after sitting or lying down are symptoms of this?
What is Orthostatic Hypotension
Appropriate assessment and treatment of this leads to reduction of fall risk and unsafe behaviors related to discomfort ?
What is pain
This Algorithm/Guide can assist the center staff during the fall hudle to determine root cause and develop fall risk intervention and make neccessary care plan updates
What is the Intervention Algorithm Guide