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