abundantgrace

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1. Unit Design Blamed for Increase in Falls

   abundantgrace replied to abundantgrace's topic in Safety

   Hey, Thanks for your response. I'm new to this. I just saw your reply. Anyway, it's extremely frustrating, management doesn't care about acuity, just filling beds. When we do have need for a sitter, no one wants to work, because when they come to...

2. Unit Design Blamed for Increase in Falls

   abundantgrace replied to abundantgrace's topic in Safety

   Yes we do. Sometimes we can't hear the alarms if we are in a negative pressure room. Each staff member wears a phone and are alerted when someone gets out of bed. But by the time we get to the room, the patient is already on the floor. It's very ...

3. Unit Design Blamed for Increase in Falls

   abundantgrace replied to abundantgrace's topic in Safety

   This is a large unit and many of the patients are confused and they try to get out of bed. We set bed alarms and occasionally use restraints. We try to place the patients with the highest fall risk in front of the nursing station. We also have A X...

4. Unit Design Blamed for Increase in Falls

   abundantgrace replied to abundantgrace's topic in Safety

   I forgot to mention that we always use bed alarms and we occasionally use restraints if the bed alarms, meds or a family member is not available to stay with the patient. How is everyone's unit set up?

5. Unit Design Blamed for Increase in Falls

   abundantgrace posted a topic in Safety

   I work at a 175-bed hospital. I work on a med/surg unit that has been open about 6 months. This unit is different from other units because it is split into 2 separate units, one on either side of the floor. Needless to say, this is a very large unit ...