Od-040710 FY26 Prevention of Falls Among Hospitalized Adult Patients
Enroll
Type
On Demand

Credit
Yes
Description
This course offers 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses. To ... show more
This course offers 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for nurses. To claim the credits, the course must be completed prior to September 29, 2027. Once your evaluation is complete, under Main Menu in SiTEL click on the CloudCME link and click on My CE/ Transcript to find the credits the next business day.
Welcome to the Prevention of Falls Among Hospitalized Adult Patients online education. This course consists of two assessment-based e-learning modules in which you will examine and discover the guidelines and best practices relating to the prevention of falls among hospitalized adult patients, based on MedStar Health’s Nursing Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)L Prevention of Falls Among Hospitalized Adult Patients.
show less
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