Chapter 23 – Safe Mobility The nurse is sitting in on a treatment team meeting about reducing the risk of falls on the unit. In the last year, the

Chapter 23 – Safe Mobility

The nurse is sitting in on a treatment team meeting about reducing the risk of falls on the unit. In the last year, the unit has had five elderly people fall from bed or while getting up to void at night. Administration would like the treatment team to develop and implement a fall-prevention program. This would include the development of a risk assessment tool when patients are admitted to the floor to determine who is at high risk for falls and then implementing educational opportunities for all staff involved.

Instructions:

1. Answer the following questions:

a. What interventions are of high importance to be implemented for all high-risk patients in this program while on the unit?

b. What other educational opportunities are there for educating staff, patients, and family?

2. Your paper should be:

. One (1) page or more.

. Use factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites.

. Cite your sources – type references according to the 
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