pammy007

I agree. All of the post surgical/procedure patients are already put "at risk" and most of our geriatric population. We are looking at starting a form as part of pre-admission or as part of the admission packet that patients assess themselves about their fall risks in hopes that it will "jog" their memory and increase awareness of their risk.

Thanks for all the responses. We have the inhospital tools and ask patient on admission about their risk for falls using the Morse assessment. We are looking at form from CDC where the patient does a self assessment prior to admission or as part of the admission information. There does not seem to be many out there that are doing this.

I am looking to find hospitals that use a pre-admission pt fall self assessment that the patient completes to indicate his/her risk for falls. Does anyone use such a tool as part of the admission information or with pre-admission information?