5 Easy Steps to Prevent Falls: The Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Patients of All Ages Safe by Deanna Gray-Miceli (2014-10-15)

Gray-Miceli, Deanna

ISBN 10: 1558105670 / ISBN 13: 9781558105676

Published by American Nurses Association, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 5 Easy Steps to Prevent Falls: The Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Patients of All Ages Safe by Deanna Gray-Miceli (2014-10-15)
• Publisher: American Nurses Association
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558105670
• ISBN 13: 9781558105676
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This is a must-have, comprehensive, user-friendly guide for all practicing nurses working in hospitals, long-term care or other health care organizations. It’s complete with color photographs that highlight high-risk areas for falls and injury potential along with educational tips on how nurses can prevent falls and teach patients to do so as well. Chock-full of evidence-based practice suggestions related to the primary and secondary prevention of falls, web-based resources, national clinical practice guidelines, clinical tips and special considerations for unique populations. This useful guide also illustrates how to effectively communicate and educate patients using the teach-back method.

About the Author

Deanna Gray-Miceli, PhD, GNP, FAANP, FAAN is assistant professor at Rutgers University School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey, and adjunct assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Dr. Gray-Miceli is a clinical scholar and national falls prevention expert whose main focus is on the development and testing of a comprehensive post-fall assessment for RNs to use in practice, which is called the Post Fall Index (PFI). Shown to be effective in reducing falls, the PFI aids professional nurses as a decision support tool to help determine why the fall occurred in the first place.