West Coast University Fall Prevention Case Study

Description

Fall Prevention

  1. Assess the patient’s risk for falls.
  2. Implement interventions to reduce falls based on the patient’s assessed risk.
  3. Educate the patient and, as needed, the family on any individualized fall reduction strategies.
  4. Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent patient falls.
  • Complete the Fall Risk and Cognition Assessments Case Study,including the Hendrich II Fall Risk Assessment available in theResources folder.
  • Complete the Mini-Cog screening (see Borson, n.d., in the Resourcessection) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI; see Buysse,Reynolds, Monk, Berman, & Kupfer, 1989, in the Resources section) todevelop a comprehensive assessment for Mrs. L.’s risk of falling.
  • Develop a one-paragraph summary describing Mrs. L.’s risk for falls.
  • Create one goal for each category.
  • Review the rubric for more information on how your assignment will be graded.
  • Submit the three fall risk assessment tools and your summary as attachments to the assignment area.