Research Catalog

Title

Falls in older people : prevention & management / Rein Tideiksaar.

Author

Tideiksaar, Rein.

Publication

Baltimore : Health Professions Press, c2010.

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Description

xvii, 314 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Subject

• Accidental Falls > prevention & control
• Aged
• Falls (Accidents) in old age > Prevention
• Falls (Accidents) in old age
• Older people > Hospital care
• Older people > Nursing home care
• Risk Factors

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Section One. Understanding Falls and Falls Management -- Chapter One. Consequences of Falls -- Chapter Two. Causes of Falling and Fall Risk -- Chapter Three. Clinical Assessment and Evaluation -- Chapter Four. Preventive Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk -- Chapter Five. Environmental Modifications -- Chapter Six. Reducing Mechanical and Chemical Restraints -- Section Two. Fall Prevention Practice -- Chapter Seven. Key Process Steps and Interventions -- Chapter Eight. Organizational Requirements -- Chapter Nine. Evidence-Based Practice -- Section Three. Resources -- A. Fall Prevention Guidelines -- Best Clinical Practices in Acute Care Hospitals and Nursing Facilities -- Fall Prevention Program: Organizational Self-Assesment -- Fall Risk Assessment -- Fall Prevention and Restraint Avoidance Programs -- Restraint/Non-Restraint Utilization Assessment -- Framework for Reducing Physical Restraints -- Measuring Fall Rates and Restraint Use Rates -- Eyes and Ears Program -- Ambulation Device Measurement -- Ambulation Device Utilization -- Bed Safety -- Side Rail Utilization Assessment -- Using Adjustable Low Beds -- Using Hip Protectors -- Developing an Effective Hip Protector Program -- Achieving Hip Protector Compliance -- Using Fall Alarms -- Selecting Fall Alarms -- Maintaining Effective Fall Alarm Systems -- Fall Risk Monitoring Strategies -- Using Fall Management Technologies -- Selecting and Implementing Fall Management Technology -- Fall Management Technology Audits -- Roles of Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants in the Use of Fall Management Technology -- B. Home Safety Guidelines -- Home Safety Guidelines -- Checklist for Spotting and Correcting Home Safety Hazards -- Self-Assessment of Fall Risk in Your Home -- C. Forms -- Performance-Oriented Environmental Mobility Screen (Poems) -- Ambulation -- Transfers -- Balance -- Key to Interventions -- Poems Summary -- Performance-Oriented Bed Mobility Screen -- Injury and Acute Medical Problems Checklist -- Fall Risk Checklist -- High-Fall Risk Room Setup -- Process Steps in Reducing Bedside Falls -- Restraint/Non-Restraint Assessment and Care Planning Tool -- Side Rail Assessment and Care Planning Tool -- Wheelchair Problems and Modifications Checklist -- Discharge Teaching Sheets -- Chesklist to Assess Components of a Successful Fall Prevention Program -- Checklist to Audit Care Plans -- Administrator's Safety Walk Rounds Checklist -- Safety Culture Checklist -- Appendix A. Case Study Exercises -- Appendix B. Problem Solving: Questions and Answers.

ISBN

• 9781932529449 (pbk.)
• 1932529446 (pbk.)

LCCN

2010002242

OCLC

• ocn501274044
• 501274044

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries