Risk factors: Slick or wet floors Make sure pediatric beds have padded siderails Provide crutch training as needed Make sure crutches are fit properly to patient Risk factors: Patient uses assistive devices (cane, walker, etc.) Grab bars are available in the bathrooms Risk factors: Patient history of falls Patients should wear non- slip socks Use Fall Risk wristbands for high risk patients Make sure patients have their call lights within reach Have PT provide walker training for total knees Risk factors: Patient has a visual impairment Risk factors: Patient takes narcotics/sedatives Fall assessment completed by PAT Risk factors at home: Tripping on loose rugs Use safety belts in the OR Risk factors at home: Tripping over pets Use gait belt as needed Risk factors: Patient on multiple medications Use wheelchairs for unsteady patients Risk factors: Poor lighting Risk factors: Loose cords that patients can trip over Keep siderails on carts up Staff to be present when patient is in the bathroom (after anesthesia) Risk factors: Slick or wet floors Make sure pediatric beds have padded siderails Provide crutch training as needed Make sure crutches are fit properly to patient Risk factors: Patient uses assistive devices (cane, walker, etc.) Grab bars are available in the bathrooms Risk factors: Patient history of falls Patients should wear non- slip socks Use Fall Risk wristbands for high risk patients Make sure patients have their call lights within reach Have PT provide walker training for total knees Risk factors: Patient has a visual impairment Risk factors: Patient takes narcotics/sedatives Fall assessment completed by PAT Risk factors at home: Tripping on loose rugs Use safety belts in the OR Risk factors at home: Tripping over pets Use gait belt as needed Risk factors: Patient on multiple medications Use wheelchairs for unsteady patients Risk factors: Poor lighting Risk factors: Loose cords that patients can trip over Keep siderails on carts up Staff to be present when patient is in the bathroom (after anesthesia)
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B-Risk factors: Slick or wet floors
B-Make sure pediatric beds have padded siderails
N-Provide crutch training as needed
G-Make sure crutches are fit properly to patient
N-Risk factors: Patient uses assistive devices (cane, walker, etc.)
G-Grab bars are available in the bathrooms
I-Risk factors: Patient history of falls
I-Patients should wear non-slip socks
B-Use Fall Risk wristbands for high risk patients
O-Make sure patients have their call lights within reach
O-Have PT provide walker training for total knees
G-Risk factors: Patient has a visual impairment
O-Risk factors: Patient takes narcotics/sedatives
I-Fall assessment completed by PAT
G-Risk factors at home: Tripping on loose rugs
I-Use safety belts in the OR
O-Risk factors at home: Tripping over pets
N-Use gait belt as needed
B-Risk factors: Patient on multiple medications
G-Use wheelchairs for unsteady patients
I-Risk factors: Poor lighting
N-Risk factors: Loose cords that patients can trip over
O-Keep siderails on carts up
B-Staff to be present when patient is in the bathroom (after anesthesia)
