Title: Falling Star Logo Training
1Falling Star Logo Training
- Presented by
- Mark Thyen RN, Patient Safety Officer
- and the
- Falls Prevention Team
2Directions
- 1. This 1/2 hour education program is
- required for all hospital staff.
- 2. Read the power point presentation.
- 3. Problem solve the case scenarios.
- 4. Copy off your certificate of attendance and
- send it to education.
- 5. You will be credited for 1/2 hour of safety
- education.
3Directions
- 1. This 1/2 hour education program is
- required for all hospital staff.
- 2. Read the power point presentation.
- 3. Problem solve the case scenarios.
- 4. Copy off your certificate of attendance and
- send it to education.
- 5. You will be credited for 1/2 hour of safety
- education.
4Goal Create a culture of safety for our patients.
- This medical centers goal is to promote personal
freedom and safety for patients with impaired
mobility. - All staff will be knowledgeable and respond
appropriately to patients identified with the
falling star logo. - Foster a mindset of patient injury prevention.
5Objectives All staff will
- 1. Identify the falling star logo.
- 2. State the purpose of the falling star logo.
- 3. Understand staffs responsibility for
- intervention with patients with a falling
- star logo.
-
6Objectives (Continued)
- 4. Identify and list the purpose of these fall
prevention posters - Call-Dont Fall
- Put Your Best Foot Forward
- Take Your Time
- Wheelchair Safety
7This is the Falling Star Logo!
8Purpose of the Falling Star Logo
- This logo is used to identify patients who
- 1. Are at high risk for falling and who have
had a fall within the last three months. - 2. Or the treatment team feels that they would
benefit from the logo identification .
9Purpose Injury prevention.Prevention!
Prevention! Prevention!
10Purpose (Continued)
- Promote for the patient
- Quality of life
- Autonomy
- Dignity
- A restraint free environment
11Where are falling stars located?
- Falling stars will be located
- On patient wheelchairs
- At the head of their bed
- to identify the patient at high risk for falling.
12Patient fall prevention posters
- Call dont fall!
- A visual reminder to patients to use the call
light to call for assistance.
13Put your best foot forward!
- A visual reminder for patients to
- wear proper foot wear to prevent
- slipping and falls.
- Wear sturdy, well-fitted low-heeled shoes with
non-slip soles. These are safer than thick-soled
athletic shoes, slippers, or stocking feet. Put
non-skid slippers on when getting up during the
night. Stocking feet are slippery!
14Take your time
- A visual reminder for patients to move slowly
and assure that they take adequate time to
prevent a fall from occurring. - Get out of chairs slowly.
- Sit a moment before you get out of your bed.
- Stand and get your balance before you walk.
- Use your call button for help if you need it.
15You can prevent a fall
- A visual reminder for patients
- on good wheelchair safety tips.
- Lock your brakes before
- you get in or out of your chair.
- If you drop something on the floor, ask someone
else to pick it up. Do not lean forward and tip
yourself out. - Move the footrests out of the way when standing
up, so you do not trip on them. -
16Staff responsibility in patient fall prevention.
- All staff are to be aware of their
- responsibility in preventing
- patient falls from occurring.
- 1. Provide assistance for patients who
- are attempting an unsafe transfer or who are in
distress. - 2. If you are unable to assist, request
assistance for the patient and stay with them
until help arrives. - 3. Report unsafe patient situations to the
charge nurse.
17Case scenarios
- Case one A dietetics person picking up meal
trays notices a patient with a falling star logo
on their wheelchair attempting to stand alone. - The desired action to prevent falls would be
- 1. Patient care is only a nursing
responsibility. - Continue to pick up trays.
- 2. Assist the patient to prevent the fall if you
are - comfortable doing so.
- 3. Assure the patients safety through
instructing - them not to get up while you go seek help.
18Case one correct answer is
- 2. Assist the patient to prevent the fall if you
are - comfortable doing this.
- 3. Assure the patients safety through
instructing - them not to get up while you go seek help.
19- Case two
- A Canteen worker notices a patient with the
falling star logo on their wheelchair in the
canteen standing up to fill their cup with hot
coffee. - The desired action to prevent the fall would be
- 1. The staff helps the patient until they are
safely back in their chair. - 2. The Canteen staff is busy, so they instruct
another staff member to assist the patient. - 3. Tell the patient that the coffee is bad for
him and - that he should not be drinking it anyway.
20Case two correct answer is
- 1. The staff helps the patient until they are
safely back in their chair. - 2. The Canteen staff is busy, so they instruct
another staff member to assist the patient.
21- Case three
- A social worker walks by a patients room. The
patient has a falling star logo on their bed.
The patient is attempting to get up and transfer
to their wheelchair independently. - The correct response should be.
- 1. The social worker helps the patient, if
comfortable, until the patient is safely in their
chair. - 2. The social worker instructs the patient not to
get up and turns on the patient call light for
assistance and remains with the patient until
help arrives. - 3. The social worker has not completed their
mandatory falling star logo education and is
unaware of their responsibility in this matter.
22Case three correct answer is
- 1. The social worker helps the patient, if
comfortable, until the patient is safely in their
chair. - 2. The social worker instructs the patient not to
get up and turns on the patient call light for
assistance and remains with the patient until
help arrives.
23Case four
- An administrative staff member is walking in the
tunnel. They come upon a patient with a falling
star logo on their wheelchair who is attempting
to enter the bathroom independently. - The desired action to prevent the fall would be
- 1. State, I am here to help you. and provide
the patient - assistance.
- 2. The patient insists that they can transfer
- independently. Therefore, you allow them to
transfer - while standing by for assistance if needed.
- 3. Encourage the patient to return to their
nursing care - unit for assistance with toileting.
24Case four correct answer is
- 1. State, I am here to help you. and provide
the - patient assistance.
- 2. The patient insists that they can transfer
- independently. Therefore, you allow them to
- transfer while standing by for assistance if
- needed.
- 3. Encourage the patient to return to their
nursing - care unit for assistance with toileting.
25Keep in mind..
- There is usually more than one right answer to
any case scenario. - Think through your options. Consider patient
safety and injury prevention. - Our medical centers goal is to meet the needs
and expectations of the veteran patient.
26THE END
- Please print the training certificate (next
slide), fill in your name, service line and date
and send it to the Education Service Line. - Printing directions
- 1. Be sure that you are viewing the
certificate - slide.
- 2. Highlight page 27.
- 3. Click on file.
- 3. Click on print.
- 4. Click selection under print range.
- 5. Click click OK.
27- CONGRATULATIONS!
- ________________
- Name
- Has successfully completed the Falling star Logo
training on - ______________
- Date
- Thanks for improving patient safety!
- St. Cloud VAMC