Preventing Patient Falls / Edition 2

by Janice M. Morse PhD (Nurs), PhD (Anthro), FCAHS, FAAN

Overview

Patient falls continue to be a serious concern within hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. When caring for elderly and disabled patients, a fall prevention program is vital.

This authoritative and practical book outlines the process for developing and maintaining a fall prevention program in health care institutions. Morse presents over two decades of research as well as the highly acclaimed Morse Fall Scale, which has been adopted by the VA Hospital System and numerous hospitals around the United States.

This extensively revised edition serves the dual purpose of providing practical, "how-to" guidelines as well as presenting cutting-edge research on patient falls. The first section on clinical application discusses the complete process of implementing a fall prevention program using the Morse Fall Scale. The research section of the book explains how the scale works, and provides information on evaluating the incidence, frequency, and severity of falls.

Highlights of this book:

• Thoroughly revised with three new chapters, a new research section, and a revised appendix
• Contains key clinical applications, such as monitoring falls, predicting physiologically anticipated falls, and conducting a fall assessment
• Research section contains appendices on determining the level of fall risk, suggested methods for testing the Morse Fall Scale, and fall rates

This book contains all the essentials needed to implement and coordinate a fall prevention program. A definite must-read for nurse and hospital administrators, nurse and clinical managers, and risk managers."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826103895
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/23/2008
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Janice M. Morse, PhD (Nurs), PhD (Anthro), FCAHS, FAAN, is a professor and Barnes Presidential Chair, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and professor emeritus, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

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Table of Contents

PREFACE
SECTION 1: CLINICAL APPLICATION
CHAPTER 1: CREATING A FALL INTERVENTION PROGRAM: AN OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 2: CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT: PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL FALLS
CHAPTER 3: MONITORING FALLS IN AN INSTITUTION
CHAPTER 4: PREDICTING PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTRICIPATED FALLS
CHAPTER 5: FALL PREVENTION
CHAPTER 6 (NEW): PROTECTING THE FALL PRONE PATIENT
CHAPTER 7 (NEW): CONDUCTING A FALL RISK ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 8: EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM

SECTION 2: RESEARCH
CHAPTER 12: ALTERATIVE APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 13: DEVELOPMENT OF THE MORSE FALL SCALE
CHAPTER 14: THE MORSE FALL SCALE: DETERMINING LEVEL OF RISK
CHAPTER 15: CALCULATING FALL RATES
CHAPTER 16 (NEW): BENCHMARKING
CHAPTER 17: GUIDE TO RESOURCES