Five Easy Steps to Prevent Falls

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.