Select a class below for a detailed description, curriculum and accreditation information
Single Classes
Class Memberships Available
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.
Read Rein Tideiksaar's Full Bio...
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, North Dakota, South Carolina, and West Virginia Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.
What Others are Saying
"The ease of taking the class online and receiving the rationale for the wrong answers.
" |
E.C. RN - Miles City, Montana |
"I appreciate the time allotted for the test." |
D.G. - Junction, Texas |
"Great class for a traveler as it is hard to find a class time and schedule to meet your needs!" |
T.S. - LPN, AL |
"I love that the course is online and easy to navigate." |
C.A. RN – Abilene, TX |
"I liked the delivery and course content. I was very impressed with the class. " |
S.Q. RN - Keasbye, NJ |
Fall Prevention: Fall Risk Monitoring Strategies
Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00
Falls are a major problem for patients* in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Some 3 to 20% of inpatients fall at least once during their hospitalization. In long-term care settings, up to 75% of patient’s experience one or more falls. Falls are associated with significant physical complications ranging from minor bruises and sprains to more serious events, such as hip and other fractures, spinal cord and brain injury. Given the extent and consequences associated with patient falls, it’s important that facilities address the problem of falls.
* The term ‘patients’ is used to refer to both acute care patients and long-term care residents.
In order to reduce the risk of falls, caregivers need to understand the conditions under which falls occur and the most frequent or common factors associated with fall risk. Approximately 10% of falls occur because of sudden medical illness (i.e., fainting or dizziness) or “accidental” trips and slips. In most instances, these falls cannot be predicted and, thereby, are not preventable. The majority of falls, however, are due to a host of underlying internal and/or external factors.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
-
List the reasons for fall risk monitoring
-
Describe the techniques for communicating fall risk
-
Explain the strategies for monitoring fall risk.
Curriculum
Chapter One: Introduction
-
Internal risk factors
-
External risk factors
Chapter Two: Fall Risk Monitoring
-
Determining Fall Risk Levels
Chapter Three: Communicating Risk
-
Safety Education
-
Flagging
-
Safety Huddles
-
Hand Offs
-
Tools and Techniques to Assist in Handoffs
-
Barriers to effective handoffs
Chapter Four: Monitoring Strategies
-
High Fall Risk Conditions/Circumstances
-
Safety Rounds
-
Eyes and Ears Program
-
Sitter Program
-
Fall Alarms
Chapter Five: Deciding on Monitoring Strategies
Summary