Preventing Falls in the Healthcare Setting

Pamela Johnson—a nurse and Senior Manager of Practice Quality and Facilities Risk Management at COPIC—joins us for a discussion about data around patient falls in health care facilities. Pamela highlights the top three areas where falls occur in these settings and talks about top risk factors that contribute to these incidents. She also points to adjustments that can make an immediate preventative impact, such as proper lighting and pathways, the importance of environmental rounds, and dispels major myths about falls and healthcare.

CDC STEADI- Older Adult Fall Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/index.html

John Hopkins- Fall Prevention- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/preventing-falls

John Hopkins- Fall Risk Assessment- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/institute_nursing/_docs/JHFRAT/JHFRAT%20Tools/JHFRAT_acute%20care%20original_6_22_17.pdf

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