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Nurse Manager

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Many patient falls can be prevented with:
  1. Padded briefs to lessen injury.
  2. The proper use of restraints.
  3. A bedside gym mat.
  4. A thorough falls risk assessment.
Explanation
Answer: D - Many patient falls can be prevented with a thorough falls risk assessment. Other measures that are used to prevent falls include the elimination, when possible, of medications that place patients at risk, bed and chair alarms, and more frequent monitoring. Gym mats and padded briefs help to lessen the severity of a fall, but they do not prevent falls. Lastly, restraints are hazardous and only used when all other measures have failed.

Category: Performance improvement - Patient safety
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