Fall Nursing Case Study

Do you know that one of the main worry that is patient-related problems in the hospital are case of falls? Many take it lightly that fall is just a fall. For example, a fall with a bruise. But the underlying problems of that bruise may cause some seriousness or doesn't shows the signs and symptoms on the spot but may happen/ react a few days later. It can happen to anyone of different age group. But older patient's are vulnerable as their bones gets porous, brittle and not strong. Thus further complications may occur. In these essay, i am going to talk about fall cases in elderly pertaining to the case scenario (Appendix 1).

Fall cases has been on the rise for many decades. Global Report from World Health Organization (WHO) on Fall Prevention

Thus might cause her to have unstable gait. Secondly, she is on the bed with the cot side pulled up. The fall might be possible from the climbing from the cot side height which then causing her to lose balance to land properly on the flat ground.Also sustaining a colles fracture as she was using her hand to break the fall. Thirdly, due to her urgency to pass urine, with no nurses to assist for toileting, she has to do herself by going out of the bed herself.

With the clinical presentation of Mdm Theresa had, the hospital would have done these following steps:

Writing an incident report:

To tell a brief history from patient and other witnesses nearby, example, other patient(s) and also the surveillance cameras installed in that

An acronym, 'SHARING', is what NYUMC uses. 'S' stands for skin breakdown. 'H' stands for hearing/ visual impairment. 'A' stands for alteration in mental status. 'R' stands for restraint alternatives. 'I' stands for incontinence. 'N' stands for nutrition. 'G' stands for guarding gaits needs. How this SHARING program work is that, it targets discharged patient by doing a follow-up phone call which helps to facilitate them the transition from hospital to home so as to prevent