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Safety Issues In Nursing Essay

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Safety is a concern for people of all ages especially the elderly. There are many risks for the elderly and it is important for nurses to have the knowledge and skills to assess and help prevent injuries. Aside from monitory her respiratory, cardiac status and vitals, I want to assess for any risk for injury. According to Berman and Fransen and Snyder (2016) explained to add an overall general health history and examination to check for problems such as mobility, sensory or perceptual problems, cognitive thinking, emotionally how she is, and if there has been any past history of safety issues. There are several risk assessment tools that can be used to aid in collecting data such as a Mini Mental Examination, Confusion Assessment Method, Katz ADL and Get up And Go to name a few (p.640-659). I do not …show more content…

It would be the best and least restrictive for this client if this were the concern. If she was too confused or drowsy and there was a concern with her falling and risking a broken bone because of her osteoporosis. I may first consider alternatives such as a bed alarm, keeping the bed at the lowest height, continuous supervision, using a bedside commode with frequent assisted toileting to prevent the client from getting up without assistance. Offering to take a confused client for a walk if it poses no risk may help a confused client as well as dim lighting, warm beverage, or placing a personal picture in her room may be comforting. If alternative methods fail a vest restraint may be appropriate for the confused client. It’s important that it is tied to a moveable part of the bed frame with a quick release knot to prevent the client from becoming trapped. All restrains whether mitt or vest restraints when used need to be released every two hours and while in restraints checked frequently; every 15 to 30 minutes (Berman et al.,

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