Fall Prevention

Melinda Swander
University of Central Florida

Objectives:
Verbalize understanding of how to use the Morse Fall Scale
Explain 3 additional risk factors that cause a patient to be at
risk for falling
Identify all 5 components of the fall bundle

Morse Fall Score

Additional Risk Factors

Medications
Drowsiness
Orthostatic Hypotension
Frequent elimination

Post Fall Bundle

5 Principles of a Good Power Point

Define objectives
Choose correct font & size
Use bullet points
Avoid movement of slide components
Use illustrations vs. text

References
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2013, January).
Preventing falls in hospitals. Retrieved October 17, 2015, from
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fall
pxtk-tool3h.html
CHG Hospital Beds (2012, June 19). The risk factors associated
with patient falls. Retrieved October 17, 2015, from
http://chgbeds.blogspot.ca/2012/06/risk-factors-associated-withpatient.html

Munroe Regional Medical Center (2015, October). Fall prevention

policy.
Think Outside the Slide (2015). The top ten things you can do to
improve your next PowerPoint presentation. Retrieved October 17,
2015, from http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/the-top-ten-thingsyou-can-do-to-improve-your-next-powerpoint-presentation/