Increasing knowledge of nurses of fall risk by conducting education sessions:
Krausset at a(2008) has proven that fall rates decrease while the nursing staff 's knowledge and use of prevention strategies increases.Graham (2012) emphasizes that nurses play a vital role during development of plans for fall prevention. Hence, it goes without saying that Information and Training sessions are needed to coordinate the Fall response from Nurses when a resident on their unit experiences a fall.These sessions need to be planned for all regular and part time nursing/medical facility 's staff in the months prior to implementation of FMP (Tylor,2017).The session needs to be broken down into Introductory sessions and small module sub sessions, with flyers and handouts for those short on time hence being unable to attend in one go. The flyers and handouts should contain complete information on falls,
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Information packages can be provided for those unable to attend which after reading have to be reviewed by them with a nurse on duty prior to their own shift. These packages can contain history and reasons of falls and some fall management strategies Graham (2012) .
Upon completion of these sessions, the participants should be able to
Ø Correctly name the components of Fall response.
Ø Correctly complete the Tracking record for Improving patient safety.
Ø List all information that should be included in their staff notes during periods of increased monitoring.
Ø Recognize the Primary Care Provider FAX Report and Orders.
Ø Name at least 10 interventions that can be implemented during the first 24 hours after a fall.
Keith and Hathrow (2009) in their journal article discussed that training nurses is crucial in successfully implementing such preventive programs. This is because
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