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  "SPLATT" acronym in the event of a patient/resident fall.

 

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Self-study module - Ebook in PDF

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PowerPoint CD-ROM version for self-study

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Instructor slides (PowerPoint format) CD-ROM

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Printed self-study packet (for volume discounts contact NurseLearn at:

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Complete Instruction Set 

(4-CD set includes one self-study module on CD in Ebook format with reproducible test and scoring guidelines, interactive self-study CD-ROM, Instructor Slides and lesson plan for classroom presentation, learning reinforcement game ideas, Mind Maps and bonus word games useful for testing or learning reinforcement).

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 Instruction Mini-Kit

All the same great training material EXCEPT the self-study module, contained on 3 CD's.  Test, lesson plan, Mind Maps, and word games in Word© format and ready to print. Self-study CD and instructor slides in PowerPoint©

$35

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