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Single Classes

Alzheimer’s Disease and Falling: What’s the Connection

Basic Pharmacology 1

Bioterrorism Events

Broken Heart Syndrome: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Cardiomyopathy

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Class Packages Available

Individual Annual CE Membership

Class Author

Rein Tideiksaar

Rein Tideiksaar, PhD, PA-C, or Dr. Rein as he is commonly referred to, is the president of Fall Prevent, LLC, Blackwood, New Jersey, a consulting company that provides educational, legal, and marketing services related to fall prevention in the elderly.

Dr. Tideiksaar is a gerontologist, which is a health care professional who specializes in working with elderly patients, and a geriatric physician's assistant. He has been active in the area of fall prevention for over thirty years.

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Class Accreditation

All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours. This course is accredited by the following boards:

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.

Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.

Provider approved by the California Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Certification (NAC) #7046. This document must be retained by the certified nurse assistant for a period of four years after the course completion. Provider approved by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing Assistive Personnel, Florida Board of Nursing-Certified Nursing Assistants; CE Broker CE Provider #: 50-13256.

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Fall Prevention: Bed Safety

Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00

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Many falls in long-term care facilities occur from bed. Falls occur when residents try to get out of bed on their own, most often to go to the bathroom to meet toileting needs. These falling events are associated with significant physical and psychological complications.

This course is designed to assist long-term care staff in:

Understanding why residents fall from bed.
Designing strategies aimed at preventing bed falls.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Identify reasons for bed falls.
Discuss strategies to reduce the risk of bed falls and injury.
Describe devices used to guard against bed falls and injury.
State the importance of a bed mobility assessment.
Recognize environmental factors contributing to bed falls and strategies aimed at modifying unsafe conditions.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Risk Factors for Bed-Related Falls
Causes of Bed-Related Falls and Injury

Chapter 2: Steps in Reducing Bed-Related Falls

Assessment
Performance-Based Bed Mobility Screen
Communicating Fall Risk
Post-Fall Bed Assessment

Chapter 3: Strategies to Reduce Bed Falls

Medical Interventions
Rehabilitative Interventions
Nursing Interventions

Chapter 4: Environmental Strategies

Beds
Floor Surfaces
Lighting
Bed Safety Checklist

Chapter 5: Strategies to Reduce Falls and Injury

Bed Side Rails
Side Rail Risk Assessment
Nurse Call Bells
Sitters
Cushioned Floor Mats
Hip Pads
Helmets
Fixed and Adjustable Low Beds
Body Pillows
Fall Alarms
Ineffective Fall Alarms
Strategies for Improving the Effectiveness of Fall Alarms
Bed Safety Checklist

Chapter 6: Follow Up/Monitoring

Environment
Meeting Basic Needs
Daily Monitoring of Fall Risk

Chapter 7: Bed Safety Audits

Audit Process

Chapter 8: Achieving Success with Bed Safety

Adhere to a Clinical Process
Provide Education
Establish a Multidisciplinary Committee
Ensure Administrative Support