Five easy steps to prevent falls
Subtitle: the comprehensive guide to keeping patients of all ages safe
By: Deanna Gray-Miceli
Contributors: American Nurses Association
Publisher: American Nurses Association
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Silver Spring, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781558105676
Subjects: Falls (Accidents); Prevention; Accidental Falls; Prevention & control; Patient Safety; Risk Assessment
Other titles: 5 easy steps to prevent falls
Notes: "First printing: September 2014"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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; title: Step 1. Eliciting a fall-focused health history :P Broad public health service objective ; Educational learner outcomes; title: 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 ; Helpful web-based resources; title: Step 3. Detecting environmental hazards and modifying the environment for patient and healthcare worker safety : Broad public health 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 injury; title: Step 4. Diagnosing and communicating the fall type and developing an interprofessional plan of care : Broad public health services 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; title: 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.