Safety

Question 1

Risk factor for falls:

Answer 1

1.the fear of falling.
2. limitations in mobility and undertaking the activities of daily living.
3. impaired walking patterns (gait)
4. Impaired balance.
5. visual impairment.
6. reduced muscle strength.
7. poor reaction times.
8. Good nutriton
9. Assistive devices
10. Detailed fall assessment

Question 2

Hendrich II Fall Risk Model

Answer 2

Assesses for confusion, depression, Altered elimination, Dizziness, Gender ( Male ), Medication complications, ability to stand: Score of 5 or higher indicates greater risk

Question 3

Identify strategies to reduce the risk/prevent falls

Answer 3

1. Check enviroment for saftey risks like clutterness
2. Assistive devices like gait belt, wheel chair, walker
3. Keep all doctor appoinements for patients
4. Adequate nutrtion / hydration
5. Assess patient, before moving to bed
6. Assess envirement before moving a patient that has fallen.
7. Grippy socks
8. Handrails
9. No bending at waist, more than 90 degrees
10. Keep room light

Question 4

What safety measures should be taken after a patient falls?

Answer 4

Assess the patient before moving them.
- Assess enviroment before moving patient

Question 5

What are some safety considerations for transferring patients?

Answer 5

1. Grippy socks
2. Assistive devices ( Gait belt, walker, cane )
3. Providers should avoid using their weight to lift patients.
4. Providers should stay close to patients at all times during the transfer to keep the patient’s weight close to the provider’s center of gravity.
5. Be careful not to let patients wrap their arms around the provider’s head.