Falls: Assessment and Prevention 2 Contact Hours

Course overview

Target Audience: The target audience for this education program is nurses who want to improve their fall assessment and fall prevention skills. Course Overview: Falls are a major concern for all healthcare facilities. Falls can not only cause injury and mental anguish for patients, but can also be financially devastating to the organizations where falls occur. Falls not only affect patients, but can also affect visitors, volunteers, and employees. The ability to initiate a good fall assessment program and develop strategies for fall prevention requires an interdisciplinary approach and the commitment of everyone involved, including patients and families. This education program will provide information to help develop and initiate a fall assessment program and preventive strategies to safeguard patients from the danger of falling. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 1. Discuss the incidence and prevalence of falls. 2. Describe the impact of falls in the healthcare setting. 3. Identify fall risk factors. 4. Discuss the development of a fall assessment process. 5. Explain various fall prevention strategies.