1. The problem that I am looking at
is patient falls in the facility. This is important because determining what
causes patient falls can prevent other long term or immediate issues for the
patient, like a shorter patient stay, less illnesses and wounds. The national
statistics for patient falls in a long term health care facility are -------
2. There has been plenty of nursing
literature on the increasing problem of falls in the elderly population.
Identifying risk factors and investigating ways of preventing falls in patients
will assist in a better patient outcome.-------
3.
A. The targeted population is the elderly. There is no difference in socioeconomic factors for a patient being a falls risk, although having extra income comes in handy when hiring extra staff to assist one-on-one with the falls risk patient when performing activities of daily living. This however, does not mean that the patient is not a falls risk, it may, however, only assist with the patient having less falls. Males and females tend to have the same falls risk with males taking greater risks when ambulating without assistance. Race has not been a factor for affecting a patient’s fall risk. Age can vary among the patients at risk for falls. Other factors may include previous orthopedic injury/surgery, confusion and lack of muscle control and balance. Common social problems of the elderly are a lack of finances, social support and physical support.
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