Assess the risk of patients falling off the bed. According to the age, consciousness, illness, medication and other factors of patients, use scales or other tools to make a systematic assessment, and update the assessment results in time.
Implement individualized preventive measures and formulate corresponding preventive plans according to the specific risk factors of patients, such as installing bed stalls, placing warning signs, adjusting bed height, providing non-slip shoes and socks, assisting patients in activities and going to the toilet, etc.
Strengthen the safety management of the ward environment, keep the ward floor clean and dry, keep the items in order, have proper lighting, have handrails and call bells in the bathroom, and have good braking function on the bed casters.
Increase the frequency of inspection and monitoring, especially at night, after meals, after taking medicine and other times when you are prone to fall and fall out of bed. Nurses should patrol wards regularly, take the initiative to do basic nursing and life nursing, and solve various problems of patients in time.
Strengthen health education for patients and their families, inform patients and their families of the dangers of falling off the bed and preventive methods, improve their awareness of prevention and self-protection, and ask their families to strengthen accompanying and nursing. Patients must be accompanied when they are active.
Establish a reporting and analysis mechanism for falls and bed falls, timely report and analyze falls and bed falls, find out the reasons and deficiencies, and formulate improvement measures to improve nursing quality and safety.