Preventing Patient or Resident Falls in Healthcare Facilities-Complete Instruction Kit for Nurse Educators

Reducing The Risk

Of Patient/Resident Falls

Patient slips and falls still account for the most common causes of patient injury in health care facilities. You can use all of any part of the instruction material in this kit to help teach your staff to more accurately identify those at risk of falling and interventions to reduce the risk of patient or resident falls.

TOPICS COVERED

	Intrinsic and extrinsic factors that place patients/residents at risk of falling.
	Assessment and re-assessment of patients/residents for fall potential.
	Instituting fall precautions.
	Documenting patient/resident falls using the "SPLATT" acronym

LEARNER OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this study program the learner should be able to:

	Identify patients/residents who are at greatest risk of falling;
	Distinguish between extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors and determine which are

controllable and may reduce the risk of falling;

Identify patients/residents who are at greatest risk of falling;

Assess your patient/resident to determine the relative level of fall risk;

Identify mobility problems that increase fall risks;

Appropriately institute fall precautions in at-risk patients to promote safety;

Provide accurate and thorough documentation in the clinical record using the