Od-040710 FY26 Prevention of Falls Among Hospitalized Adult Patients
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Type
On Demand
Credit
Yes
Description
This course offers 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses. To ... show more
Objectives
- Explain MedStar Health’s standards for mitigating fall risk.
- Identify a fall event based on the definition set forth by the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.
- Modify a patient’s environment to reduce fall risk.
- Recognize the signs and factors of fall risk among hospitalized adult patients.
- Understand your role and responsibilities in the prevention of patient falls
- Use the ABCS method to determine a patient’s risk factors for an injurious fall.
- Use the Morse Fall Scale to accurately determine a patient’s fall risk.
Fees
Free
Activity Director
Hussein Tahan
Organization
MedStar Health System and Shared Services