[MEDITECH-L] Fall Risk assessments

[Marie Merten]

We are looking to see what other facilities are using for gathering fall
risk information on your patients. Are you just using one intervention
and documenting on that, what type of information are you asking, etc.?
Thanks in advance for any and all help that is provided! Have a great
day!

Marie Merten, System Analyst Assist.
Douglas County Hospital
111-17th Ave E.
Alexandria, MN 56308
(320) 762-6647

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[Benoy, Marc]

Hi Marie,

We do a fall risk screening upon admission and every shift, and if
appropriate document within the intervention any precautions that were
implemented.

I have attached screen prints of the screening and precautions.

Marc

Marc Benoy RN, MS, MBA
Clinical IT Project Manager
301.552.8876 (Phone)
301.552.8181 (Fax)
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Doctors Community Hospital
8118 Good Luck Road
Lanham, MD 20706

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[Beth L]

Here's what our nurses gather on the initial assessment.  It's set up to calculate a value for each answer, default the total for the assessment score, and then default the risk factor in relation to that score:

 

  *** SAFETY RISK ***
1. History of Falling:             
2. Secondary diagnosis or more than 1 medical diagnosis:  
3. Ambulatory Aid:                 

4. IV Therapy / Saline Lock:       
5. Gait:                           
6. Mental Status:               
   * Assessment Score:              
   * Fall Risk Factor:                            Initiate Safety Risk Protocol Care Plan Y

Beth Lagimoniere, LVN

IT Decision Support -

Arroyo Grande Community Hospital

French Hospital Medical Center

Marian Medical Center

Tel:  805-739-3571

Fax: 805-614-5908

[Witt, Sharon L.]

Since the topic of Fall Risk has come up, I have another somewhat
related question.

Does anyone have either a screen or canned text for documenting a fall
when it happens? I am suppose to mock up a screen and/or canned text for
consideration of our documentation committee and I have to admit, I am
having a hard time deciding how to proceed. There are so many variables
for a fall. Almost think it should be a screen as it might be easier
than trying to compose a canned text that would work for assisted falls
as well as unwitnessed.

Thanks
Sharon