Section: 4.3 - Home Safety | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the safety risks for home care of clients.
- Discuss the nurse’s role in the assessment and prevention of home injury to clients.
- Provide client education to prevent falls.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 44 minutes.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Read the entire page "Important Facts about Falls." (5 minutes)
GraduateWay
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Read the entire page “SAFETY AT HOME: 10 COMMON SAFETY HAZARDS AROUND THE HOUSE.” (10 minutes)
StaySafe.org
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Read the entire page “Most Common Home Hazards and How to Prevent Them from Falling to Poisoning.” (13 minutes)
SafeHome.org
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Read the entire page “Fall Risk Assessment.” (6 minutes)
Medline Plus
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Read the page “Key Priorities for Implementation." (7 minutes)
National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2013
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Read the contents from the section “Chief nursing officers and administrative responsibilities in fall prevention" to "Universal fall precautions for nurses.” (3 minutes)
Spring Arbor University, 2021
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Slide Deck Presentation
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Quiz Unit
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Quiz: Unit 4.3
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