Looking for Fall Risk Assessment Tool

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Specializes in Library Director.

Hello,

One of my nurse educations would like to find out which Fall Risk Management Tool you use that includes: age, history of falls, mental status, physical mobility, communication/sensory impairment, elimination, vitals, medications and diagnosis.

Any suggestions would be very appreciated. Home-grown or purchased.

Thanks in advance,

Halyna

Halyna Liszczynsky, BS, MLS (and big fan of all nurses!) :)

Director, Library Services/Information Specialist

St. Elizabeth Medical Center

Utica, NY 13501

[email protected]

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Specializes in Cardiac, Home Health, Primary Care.

The MAHC 10 addresses most of these. I do home health and we have the option of this, Tinetti, and TUG

http://www.homecaremissouri.org/projects/falls/documents/Oct2012FINALValidatedFallriskassessmenttool.pdf

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Specializes in retired LTC.

I think Briggs catalog has a form ( or more) that NHs use. I know we've used pre-printed ones at the various facilities that I've worked.

Briggs has all kinds of forms.

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WE used the Morse Fall Scale, I don't remember if it includes vital signs, we would monitor them on a separate form.

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