A situation to reason through: An unsteady resident on several medicines who keeps getting up at night to reach the toilet in the dark.
What this topic covers
Falls seriously harm older people and often lead to loss of confidence and care admission, but most are preventable. Higher risk: poor balance or a previous fall; several medicines, or sedatives, blood-pressure or mood medicines that cause dizziness or drowsiness; dizziness on standing; poor eyesight or hearing; illness, confusion,…
This is a short overview. The full lesson is taught interactively, one question at a time, with Nurse Mooka inside the course.
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