Fall prevention
You feel dizzy when you stand up.
What should you do?
Sit back down and ask for help.
You need help getting out of bed.
What should you do?
Use the call light.
Your TV remote stopped working.
What should you try first?
Check the batteries or ask staff for help.
Your path to the bathroom is blocked by a chair. What should you do?
Move it safely or ask for help.
You feel thirsty but haven’t had water all day.
Drink water if allowed or ask staff.
You need to go to the bathroom but your walker is across the room.
What should you do?
Call for help or get the walker before walking.
You feel pain that is getting worse.
What should you do?
Press the call light and tell staff.
You can’t reach something on a high shelf.
What should you do?
Ask for help. Use a Grabber.
Your call light fell on the floor
Ask staff to place it within reach.
You feel tired after therapy.
Rest safely in bed or chair.
Your shoe feels loose while walking in the hallway.
What should you do?
Stop walking and fix it or ask for help.
Your IV line or oxygen tubing feels tangled.
What should you do?
Call staff for help.
You forgot where you placed your glasses.
What should you do?
Look in common places or ask staff for help.
Your oxygen tubing is stretched across the walkway.
Tell staff so it can be moved safely.
You are unsure if you can eat a certain food.
Look at the ingredients. Ask staff first.
There is water on the floor in your room.
What should you do?
Avoid the area and notify staff.
You spilled your drink and the floor is wet.
What should you do?
Use the call light to notify staff.
Your wheelchair brakes feel loose.
What should you do?
Stop using it and tell staff.
Your bed is too high when you try to get up.
Ask staff to lower it.
You feel weak when standing.
Sit down and ask for help.
You dropped something on the floor but feel unsteady.
What should you do?
Ask staff to pick it up.
You feel short of breath.
What should you do?
Use the call light immediately.
You feel confused about your medications.
What should you do?
Ask the nurse to explain them.
Your walker is across the room when you wake up.
Call staff before getting up.
You feel sad or worried.
Talk to staff, family, or a therapist.