Fall Prevention Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• alarm: you should set this when a patient is in bed or a chair.
• socks: apply nonskid _ to patients to help prevent falls.
• assisted: a fall in which a staff member was with the patient and attempted to minimize the impact of the fall by slowing the patient’s descent.
• manager: notify the _ if a fall occurs.
• reach: keep all items within _ .
• interventions: the things we do to protect our patients from falls.
• yellow: the color of the fall bracelets.
• sentinel: the most serious falls could result in a _ event.
• verge: complete a _ if a fall occurs.
• rounding: purposeful and consistent _ is very effective in preventing falls.
• restroom: stay with the patient in the _ .
• unanticipated: a fall in which there is no way to know or predict its occurrence, such as resulting from a seizure or stroke.
• unobserved: a fall in which a staff member finds the patient on the floor or other surface or when a fall is reported by the patient.
• clutter: make sure there is no _ in the halls or patient rooms.
• morse: the name of the fall screen the nurses do on admit.
• lowest: all beds should be in the _ position to prevent falls.