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