HOW TO PREVENT PATIENT FROM FALL

WAYS RATIONAL
Find out iI the patient is at risk oI Iall. This is important as iI we know that the patient is
at risk oI Iall, special care will be plan and given
to the patient to prevent Iall.
Find out whether any oI the medications a patient
is on puts him or her at greater risk to Iall.
This is to take an early prevention and special
care so that any eIIects oI medication will not
cause the patient to Iall.
Lowering the bed. This can decrease the Iall damage.
Increase supervision. II the patient needs help, there will always have a
nurse that can help on the spot.
Bed and chair alarms. These are pads that alert iI a patient attempts to
get out oI bed or a chair. An alarm sounds to
make the nursing staII aware oI the situation.
Keep nurse call bells within the reach oI the
patient at all times.
This can prevent patients Irom Iall when they
trying to reach the call bell.
Encourage patients to make saIety and Ialls
prevention their priority.
So that the patients will be more careIul in their
action to prevent Irom Iall.
Keep all bed gates in the retracted position Ior
patient with high risk oI Iall.
This can prevent the patient`s body Irom Iall.