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27 paź 2024 · Explore this comprehensive nursing care plan and management guide to effectively prevent falls among patients. Acquire essential knowledge about the nursing assessment, nursing diagnosis, and goals specifically tailored to patients who are at risk for falls.
A falls prevention care plan must be completed for all patients identified as “at risk” of falling, stating intervention/action taken to be tailored/individualised according to the patient’s needs.
This article explains slips, trips, and falls and highlights major fall prevention techniques within care settings. We also delve into NICE guidelines and the responsibilities of healthcare workers, especially in protecting older people who are vulnerable.
A Cochrane review supports the “efficacy” of those multifactorial falls prevention interventions in the community setting; it can reduce the rate of falls with 23% compared to usual care or attention control (RaR 0.77, 95% CI 0.67 to 0.87) .
Evidence from studies published from 2009 to the present suggests that fall prevention is a three-step process comprised of completing a fall risk assessment, developing a tailored or personalized fall prevention plan, and consistently implementing the plan.
A fall is an event that occurs when a person at rest accidentally comes to the ground or a lower area. A patient’s fall risk is highly associated with serious injuries including death.
Most falls are found to be associated with known risk factors such as weakness, unsteadiness, confused state, or use of psychoactive medication. New and emerging research on sleep quality finds that poor and disrupted sleep significantly contributes to the risk of falls as well.
