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Fall Prevention Program

MORSE TOOL

“It’s all about patient safety”

Section Title  

Falls  

NDNQI  

NDNQI  Defini.on  of  Falls  

Fall  risk  factors  

Pa.ent  Iden.fica.on  Armbands  

Armband  Colors  

Armbands-­‐American  Hospital  Associa.on  

DRN=Purple  Armband  

SMS  and  Navicare  

MSHA  uses  the  MORSE  Fall  Scale  (MFS)  

MORSE  Fall  Scale  

What  is  the  MORSE  Fall  Scale  (MFS)  

If  you  are  unable  to  do  evalua.on  

PRN/RE-­‐Check  Column  

History  of  Falling  

Secondary  Diagnosis  

Ambulatory  Aid  

Intravenous  Therapy/Saline  Lock  

Gait  

Gait  cont’d  

Mental  Status  

Document  Risk  Level  

Interven.on/Implementa.on  

LPN/RN  Signature  

SBAR  Post  Fall  Evalua.on  Form  

Humpty  Dumpty  

Low  Risk  Protoal  

Low  Risk  Protocol  (7-­‐11)  

Pediatric  Fall  Assessment  Tool  

Pediatric-­‐High  Risk  (score  12  or  more)  

Pediatric-­‐High  Risk  (score  12  or  more)