Happy Falls Prevention Month. Scan Answers to Benjamin. Brumbaugh@baystatehealth.org by 9/27

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Across
  1. 4. Always remember to plug the bed _____ into the wall.
  2. 6. After any fall, nurses need to complete a post fall _____ form?
  3. 7. A patient just returning from the PACU, has an increased fall risk due to recent ____.
  4. 8. A patient with ____ or more tube lines has an increased fall risk.
  5. 11. What color wrist band and socks is placed on all high fall risk patients?
  6. 12. What height setting should the bed be for all patients?
  7. 13. All nurses must _____ their patients about fall safety.
  8. 15. Where can you find the post fall huddle form?
Down
  1. 1. At change of shift bedside report, nurses should check that the patients ______ is on.
  2. 2. One of the best ways to prevent a fall is with a clean ______.
  3. 3. Any patient with a leg _____ has an increased fall risk.
  4. 5. High fall risk patients should never be left _____ in the bathroom and commode.
  5. 9. Patients aged ___ or higher have an increased fall risk.
  6. 10. Always leave the ______ within arms reach.
  7. 14. How often should all high risk patients be rounded?