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Falls Management: Assessment & Intervention
Level: Policy Name: Falls management : Assessment & Intervention WRHA Policy #: Page 1 of 7 Approval Signature: Original Signed by Sylvia Ptashnik, DORS Section: Safety & Comfort Date: September, 2012 Supercedes: February 2012 PURPOSE: To ensure Falls Assessment and management is carried out in a prompt and consistent manner utilizing validated best practice Assessment tools. To identify patient fall risk factors To provide direction for the interdisciplinary team to incorporate and develop best practice fall prevention strategies. To decrease the incidence of Falls and fall injuries.
Policy Name: Falls Management: Assessment & Intervention Page 2 of 7 F- Family and substitute decision makers and/or patient will communicate falls risk and history of falls prior to or at admission A- Assess—pain, elimination status, hunger, thirst, ability to use call bell, vision, hearing, communication, cognition, adaptation to environment, mobility.
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