"Residents in long-term care and hospital patients fall three times more often than independently living older adults. In fact the numbers are staggering: 10% to 25% of falls in long-term care facilities result in hip fractures or hospital admissions ; More than 1800 long-term care residents die every year from fall-related injuries. Falls result in significant negative complications and can greatly impact the effectiveness of an individual's care plan. This program directly guides you in developing a program that works based on the most recent research in geriatric nursing and medicine. After viewing this program you will be able to: Recognize the risk factors associated with falling, Implement specific research proven interventions to help prevent falls and fall-related injuries, Utilize specific tools to prevent falls in the least restrictive way possible and Design an effective fall prevention program that involves the entire interdisciplinary team to reduce the number and severity of falls"

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