Falls warm up
A Keep Safe
What is a hospital reporting tool that keeps track safety events
My patient starts to get confused around 6pm.
What is Sundowning?
This is often known as the 5th vital sign
What is PAIN?
One in how many adults report falling every year.
What is 4?
Please make sure this device is within reach when you leave the bedside.
What is the call bell?
When should the Falls risk assessment be completed?
Upon arrival, every shift and if there is a change in patient status.
People in this age group are more likely to fall.
Who are people over 65?
Please ______patients every ______to reduce falls and pressure injuries.
What is reposition and every 2 hours
What is the leading cause of injury-related deaths for those 65 and older in the U.S.
What is Falls?
A semi standing assistive device that staff can use to transport a patient to the bathroom that is not a wheelchair.
What is a Sara Steady?
These gowns alert staff that the patient is at Risk for Falls
What are yellow gowns?
This gender is more than twice as likely to suffer a fracture from a fall.
What is a Female ?
These have thin rubber grips on the bottom with a light tread and come in different sizes.
What are non skid socks?
What are most falls related to?
Tolieting
It is in the lowest position with the rails up when you leave the room.
What is the bed?
Which staff members are responsible for Fall prevention and who should be alerted if your patient has a fall?
All staff play a role in fall prevention.
The provider, CNM and Charge Nurse.
When returning home from here falls may occur due to new assistive devices, pain, weakness, or new medications.
What is the hospital?
Rounding - Do you need to use the rest room?
Proactive toileting
Every ___ minutes and older adult dies from a fall.
What is 20 minutes?
You may have difficulty getting on and off this in the bathroom so seats should be raised and grab bars added.
What is the toilet?
What is name of the ED risk assessment tool?
The Morse Fall assessment
If a patient receives multiple _____ or has an ____ in place you will be at higher risk for falls.
What is the medications and IV access?
What P does the patients glasses and cell phone represent?
What are personal belongings?
How many patients fell in the adult ER in 2023?
What is 124?
This device will alert you when your patient is getting out of bed unassisted.
What are the POSEY bed alarms?