Falls CA

2. The standardized wristband and visual alert color used across hospitals to flag high fall risk.
3. Position the patient frame should be kept in when resting to minimize potential fall distance.(2 words)
5. The practice of proactive safety checks conducted every 60 minutes to address patient needs. (2 words)
7. Class of high-risk medication (e.g., hypnotics or sleep aids) causing drowsiness and unsteadiness.
10. Illumination feature kept on in patient rooms to maintain visibility during evening trips to the bathroom.(2 words)
12. A essential strap fastened around a patient’s waist to assist with safe transfers and ambulation.(2 words)
14. An alert device that sounds when an at-risk patient attempts to rise unassisted.(2 words)
16. Type of tread on hospital safety socks designed to prevent slipping on smooth floors.
18. The primary button a patient presses to ask for assistance before getting out of bed.(2 words)
19. Mechanical lock mechanism on bed and wheelchair wheels that must be engaged before transfers.

1. A brief team meeting held immediately after an incident to analyze what happened and update the care plan.(3 words)
4. Type of hypotension causing sudden lightheadedness when changing from lying to standing positions.
6. Sudden onset of confusion or acute mental status change that significantly increases fall risk.
8. One of the "4 Ps" of rounding; unassisted trips to perform this activity are a leading cause of hospital falls.
9. Physical hazards such as IV lines, extra chairs, or trash left in walking paths.
11. Sturdy wall-mounted safety fixtures in patient bathrooms to assist with balance and standing (2 words)
13. Mobile transport seat whose leg rests and safety locks must be properly secured before transferring a patient.
15. Staff member assigned to provide continuous 1-to-1 observation for high-risk confused patients.
17. Widely used evidence-based clinical assessment tool used to score a patient's numerical fall risk. (2 words)