Background
Assessment
Tools
Policy
Patient Education
100
A common adverse event that can lead to fractures, traumatic brain injuries and premature death
What is a fall?
100
Impaired mobility, frequent elimination, visual impairment
What are risk factors for falls?
100
A tool to assess risk of falls
What is the STRATIFY
100
Hospital strategies that improve patient safety
What is a patient safety culture?
100
An item you wear so you don't slip
What is slippers?
200
1 billion
What is the estimated yearly healthcare cost of falls?
200
Psychotropics, hypnotics, tranquilizers, anti-convulsants
What are medications that may cause a fall?
200
Strategies to make the environment and patient as safe as possible.
What is universal falls precautions?
200
On admission and after 3 months or after a fall or change in status?
What is the frequency for completion of the STRATIFY?
200
A way to contact the nurse for help
What is the call bell?
300
Falls Risk Assessment
What is a falls risk screening tool?
300
Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy,Dietitian, Physician
What is the multidisciplinary team?
300
Equipment that improves balance when walking
What is a walker?
300
Checking on the patient every hour
What is rounding?
300
A way of ensuring patient understand why precautions are important
What is ask Me 3?
400
ROP
What is a required organizational practice for Accreditation?
400
A tool used to assess delirium
What is the Confusion Assessment Method?
400
A noise that occurs when the patient gets up.
What is a bed alarm?
400
Limited use of siderails or seatbelts
What is least restraint?
400
Written information for patients and family
What is the patient falls information brochure?
500
50%
What is the percent of patients who fall in nursing homes?
500
A score of how a patient moves
What is a transfer and mobility score?
500
a tool that will help the visually impaired if they get up at night.
What is a night light?
500
Located on the website under nursing policies
What is the falls prevention policy?
500
Involving the patient and the team in goal setting
What is patient centred care?
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