Five easy steps to prevent falls : the comprehensive guide to keeping patients of all ages safe / Deanna Gray-Miceli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray-Miceli, Deanna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Falls (Accidents)--Prevention.

Falls (Accidents).

Managerial economics--Infrastructure.

Managerial economics.

Social sciences--General.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 138 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Silver Spring, Maryland : American Nurses Association, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite new approaches, education and increased focus on preventative measures, patients are still falling. Up to 50 percent of hospitalized patients are at risk for falls, and almost half of those who fall suffer an injury. Falls not only impact patients, they also directly affect an organization's cost per case. 5 Easy Steps to Prevent Falls: The Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Patients of All Ages Safe is a must-have, comprehensive, user-friendly guide for all practicing nurses working in hospitals, long-term care, or other health care organizations. It's complete with color photographs that highlight high-risk areas for falls and injury potential along with educational tips on how nurses can prevent falls and teach patients to do so as well.Divided into five easy-to-read chapters, this guide breaks down how to elicit those critical elements necessary to reduce and/or prevent patient falls across the care continuum. You will learn how to assess at-risk patients and those who have recently fallen through various tried-and-true techniques, assessment tools and teaching strategies.

Contents:

5 Easy Steps to Prevent Falls: The comprehensive guide to keeping patients of all ages safe

Dedication

Contents

About the Author

Preface: Why This Book?

Introduction: What You Can Do with This Book

A Public Health Perspective and Background Information on Falls and Falls Prevention

A Public Health Approach to Falls and Fall-Related Injury Prevention

Significance of Falls in America

Levels of Prevention

Where People Fall: Place of Occurrence

Falls and Fall-related Injuries among Older Adults

Language and Terms Used to Describe Falls within Public Health

Case Definitions of Falls by National Organizations

Risk to Fall and Risk to Injure: Use of Fall Risk Screening Tools

Modifiable or Potentially Reversible Fall Risk Factors

Fall Injury Reduction

Injury Severity

Preventing Injurious Falls

Measuring Falls

Mechanisms for Patient Falls within Healthcare Facilities

Types of Patient Falls

Organization of This Book

References

Step 1. Eliciting a Fall-Focused Health History

Overview

Broad Public Health Service Objective

Educational Learner Outcomes

Summary

Step 2. Conducting a Fall-Focused Physical Assessment

Broad Public Health Service Objective: Monitor Health Status to Identify and Solve Community Problems

Vital Signs

Visual Acuity

Cardiovascular Assessment

Pulmonary System

Gastrointestinal System

Musculoskeletal System

Other Considerations

Assessment of Functional Reach by Trained Occupational and Physical Therapists

Inspection for Suspected Post-Fall Injury

Useful Screening Measures

References and Resources

Helpful Web-based Resources

Step 3. Detecting Environmental Hazards and Modifying the Environment for Patient and Healthcare Worker Safety

Overview.

Broad Public Heath Service Objective: Assuring a Competent Workforce by Diagnosing and Investigating Health Problems in the Community

Falls at Home: The Community Setting

Hospital and Long-Term Care Setting

Falls in the Environment

Equipment

Environmental Safety (Outdoors and at Home)

Environmental Safety Checklist in the Home

Roles and Responsibilities of Nurses and Other Interdisciplinary Team Members in Falls and Injury Prevention

Environmental Rounds in the Healthcare Setting

Environmental Modifications for Patients at High Risk to Injure

Step 4. Diagnosing and Communicating the Fall Type and Developing an Interprofessional Plan of Care

Broad Public Health Service Objectives: Three Community-based Objectives

Integrating the Historical Data, Physical Examination Findings and Environmental Assessment

Effective Communication and Handoff for Falls Prevention

Team STEPPS: Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety

Handoffs

Signage

Walking Rounds

Patient and Environmental Safety Checks

Teamwork, Fall Champions, and Promoting a Culture of Safety

Falls Management Plan

Step 5. Informing, Educating, and Empowering Patients

Broad Public Health Services Objective for Step 5: Inform, Educate and Empower People

Core Ingredients of the Teaching Plan

Use of Teach-Backs for Falls Prevention Education

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-55810-568-9

OCLC:

1017000810