title: Orthopedic Injuries: Protocols to Prevent and Manage Patient Falls.
abstract: Health care organizations must adopt a culture of safety and implement effective fall prevention protocols. The teach-back method is a useful strategy for health providers to determine patient understanding of information taught to maintain a safe environment and prevent falls. Purposeful rounding is a proactive approach to ensure that patient assessments are accurate and research supports that patients use the call light less when nurses participate in hourly rounding. This article provides the reader with evidence-based fall prevention interventions, tips for using the teach-back method, and fall prevention tools to safely care for patients of all ages.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health, Education and Research, Morehead State University, 316 West Second Street, Suite 201P, Morehead, KY 40351, USA. Electronic address: l.parsons@moreheadstate.edu.
authors.forename: Lynn C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, Tennessee State University, 3500 John Merritt Boulevard, Box 9590, Nashville, TN 37209, USA.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Revell
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States
keywords: Fall prevention for adults and older adults; Fall prevention for children; GRAF PIF risk assessment tool; Joint Commission; Morse fall scale; Orthopaedic injuries; Protocols; Teach-back method