[MT-L] Nursing: Fall Risk Protocol
Sandra Poswiatowski
Happy ‘Hump day’ everyone,
On behalf of our DON:
We currently use the Modified Morse Fall Risk scale which evaluates a patient as a ‘low’ risk or a ‘high’ risk. We would like to stratify our fall risks into 3 categories:
· Low risk with basic requirements such as keep pathways free of clutter etc.
· Moderate risk which would require hourly rounding and toileting etc.
· High risk which would include bed/chair alarms.
What Fall Risk scale do you use?
If you use the Modified Morse do you adhere to the low versus high risk or do you stratify?
Thanks in advance,
Sandy
Sandra Poswiatowski, RN, MSM, MIS
Nursing Informatics
Nursing Administration
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center
6 Garrett Avenue | P.O. Box 1070 | La Plata, MD 20646-1070
Phone: 301.609.4625
Email: sposwi...@umm.edu
