Fun with Falls in 2014
Across
- 4. A fall in which a staff member attempted to minimize a fall
- 5. The bed ____ should be set at ALL times for pts at HIGH risk for fall
- 7. Falls reduction is the responsibility of ____ (nurse, MD, pharmacist, everyone)
- 9. One of the 4 Ps that directs you to put possessions (call bell, drink, phone, etc) close by
- 11. This report is completed after a patient fall
- 12. The 4 P that is the MOST critical to address
- 13. True/False: take your pt to the bathroom when giving pain/sedating meds
- 14. In ambulatory, pts should get the ordered urine specimen before they have blood drawn
Down
- 1. Post-fall huddles are ONLY conducted when the pt that fell was injured
- 2. Bedside _____ are a means of communication as to why you did/did not place pt at HIGH falls risk
- 3. The national color to ID falls risk
- 6. The color of the leaf on the pt room door that identifies pt has fallen since admission
- 8. Baby/child _____ is a type of fall in which a newborn/infant/child held by healthcare staff, parent, family member, or visitor slips from the person's hands/arms/lap and falls
- 9. The 4 P where you engage pts and families to follow instructions and maintain a safe environment
- 10. This section of inpt falls assessment is completed ONLY when the response to fall last shift, gait or mental alterations is a NO
- 13. ALways take the pt to the bathroom every ___ hours from 0600-2200