falls risk

Question	Answer
falls risk	standard 10 on safety and quality improvement guide
falls injury risk assessment	designed to identify falls history, risk factors, falling, injury. Form assists with development and documentation of a falls prevention care plan, recording of consumer engagement, referrals, reassessments and discharge planning
falls injury risk review	designed to record frequent review of the care plan, and actions taken for consumer who has risk factors that can be rapidly changing, e.g. delirium.
preoperative falls prevention	screening tools, history, standardised, evidence-based, communication tool, risk factors, physical, social, psychological risks, comorbidities, medications
falls risk assessment	medical history, surgical history, medications, physical assessment
intraoperative falls prevention	independent, protective reflexes, vulnerable and trusting, documentation, handover, patient positioning, surgical impact, transfer safety
postoperative fall prevention	status change, screening, assessment, orientation/disorientation

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	Created by Elizabeth Then over 6 years ago