Your Stay at GVH
Preventing Falls
Your Safety is Important. Help Us Avoid Falls.
The Fall Prevention Program at Grand View helps you and your visitors avoid falls while you are in the hospital. It was developed by Grand View staff to keep you safe.
Should you be at risk for falling, a staff member will place a purple wrist band on your wrist. Likewise, we will give a purple wrist band to any member of your family or other visitor who is at risk of falling. This alerts our health-care staff to take extra care in keeping you safe.
Patients
- Be sure objects are within your reach. This includes the call bell, bedside table and telephone.
- Use your call bell if you need help or if you feel dizzy, light-headed or weak.Wait for the nurse to arrive to help you.
- Do not try to climb over the side rails of your bed or try to put them down. Call the nurse for help.
- Wear slippers with non-skid soles. If you do not have any, ask your nurse to get a pair for you.
- Do not lean on rolling objects such as IV poles or your bedside table.
- If a spill occurs on the floor, call the nursing staff immediately.
- When recommended, use assistive devices such as a walker or cane and hold onto the handrails in the bathroom and when walking the hallway.
Family and Friends
- Do not lower side rails or touch bed check monitor alarms. They are reminders for our patients to ring for the nurse for help to get out of bed.
- Check with the nursing staff before helping your family member in or out of bed.
- Tell the nurse when you are leaving. Make sure the call bell is within reach and overbed table is next to the bed.
- Please share with the nurse any details and information that might aid us in caring for your family member.
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