Across
- 2. What must be completed through the HUB after a fall happens
- 4. When a patient has not been taking a medication (opioid, hypnotic, sedatives, transquilizer) regularly they are considered _________ to this medication
- 5. What is it considered when a patient starts to fall but does not reach the floor and is assisted to a chair or bed?
- 7. All patients MUST receive ______ risk interventions.
- 8. Staying with a patient in the bathroom is not a fall prevention intervention it is a ________.
- 9. If a patient lacks appropriate capacity they are not allowed to ________ fall risk safety interventions
Down
- 1. What type of gait is it considered when a patient is unsteady, stumbles, shuffles, reaches for assist, sways, or buckles their knees?
- 2. The RN can order a ________ consult to assess patient fall risk related to prescribed medications
- 3. A patient is at highest risk for side effects of medications that increase fall risk after the first dose and the first __________ hours.
- 6. When how many siderails are up is it considered a restraint?
