Falls Prevention at the Bedside

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CPD59m of CPD
First Published
Updated05 May 2022
Expires 29 April 2024
Recorded InMelbourne, Australia

Course Overview

This Ausmed Course will look at fall risk screening and assessment, why identifying appropriate fall risk interventions is important, and what we as healthcare professionals need to be aware of to provide best practice falls prevention at the bedside.

Topics
  • Personal and environmental falls risk factors
  • How to identify risk factors and implement appropriate interventions
  • Caring for your patient after a fall
Need

Falls pose a serious threat to patient safety. Accidental falls are among the most common incidents reported in hospitals. Growing evidence indicates that falls occurring in the hospital can be reduced by planning and intervention techniques, however, there is limited research that has been published on fall reduction strategies written by clinical nurses.

Additionally, research has shown that when interventions are developed in an interprofessional manner, they can reduce falls by 20–30%.

Purpose

The purpose of this Ausmed Course is to enhance knowledge and skills in relation to simple and effective screening and assessment processes that can be used at the bedside to prevent falls and harm from falls.

Learning Outcomes
  • Apply your understanding of best practice falls prevention to be able to identify why screening and assessment is required.
  • Use enhanced knowledge of risk factors for falling to identify patients who require screening and assessment.
  • Identify patients at high risk of injury should they fall to ensure appropriate interventions are in place to mitigate risk.
Target Audience

This Ausmed Course is most relevant to registered nurses and other healthcare professionals working in inpatient wards of hospitals and residential aged care facilities.

Disclosure

No conflict of interest exists for anyone in the position to control content for this activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medications or products have been used.

Educator

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Diana Clayton View profile
Diana Clayton has experience as a clinical nurse consultant. She worked for Peninsula Health in the falls prevention service. Diana is a passionate advocate for falls prevention across the entire health spectrum and has worked across inpatient, subacute and residential care settings.
Details
CPD time59m
First Published
Updated05 May 2022
Expires
29 April 2024
Recorded InMelbourne, Australia
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