Question

there are 8 steps for implementing fall prevention in a healthcare setting. Discuss one aspect of each step and provide tge rationale for that aspect for fall prevention.

Answer 1

In healthcare system accidental falls for patients is dangerous. Patient injury or death occuring as a result of falling.

Steps

1. Explain the components of fall prevention plan and its purpose

2. Provide emotional support as needed

3. Assess the patient for risk for falls using a facility approved fall risk assesment tool.

4 . Educate the family members as necessary to gather information about patients medical history and personal habits . Include the use of medication and diet plan.

5. Follow facility protocols for choosing appropriate strategies that will reduce fall risk based on the individual risk assessment.

6. Place a label or sign on the door of the patients room. Collaborate with other multidisciplinary team to implement the fall prevention.

7. Keep the bed in lowest position and lock the wheels. Keep the side rails up when no one is in attendance.

8. Identify and modify environmental hazards example , clutter , wet floors .

Other steps ,

*Monitor for adverse medicine reactions like postural hypotension, sedation, confusion that will increase fall risk

Aspects of steps,Rationale

1. Explain the components of fall prevention about the patient family , and healthcare team. And it will help to identifies the problems with falls and purpose of falls prevention.

2. Provide emotional support as needed , it is patient with a accidental fall or fear for a fall they should have a emotional support and provide it to maintain their capabilities.

3. Assess for patient have any risk for falls like any history of hypotension, or dizziness . If it present be alert with the health care team .

4. Educating the family is best choice to prevent patient falls. And collect information from family members about previous disease . Or any previous history of falling like that.

5. Follow facility protocols in the health care system to avoid risk for falls .

6. Place a label or sign infront the patient room on the headboard of the patients bed, and or in the cover if the patients medical records , indicated by the facility protocols.

7.keeping the bed in lowest position is to patient comfort and avoid the falls from high position . By locking the wheels and put up the side rails also help to prevent falls .

8. Identify the environmental hazards like wet floor . It should be help to prevent falls.