Rank | Item | Items pertaining to engagement in fall-prevention activities | M | SD |
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1 | 20 | I always raise the bed rails when moving a patient on a stretcher cart. | 3.82 | 0.47 |
2 | 19 | I always engage the lock when transferring patients to wheelchairs. | 3.77 | 0.51 |
3 | 6 | I always raise the bed rails for elderly people, children, unconscious patients, and very unstable patients. | 3.73 | 0.53 |
4 | 11 | I educate patients to ensure that they ask for help to prevent falls. | 3.68 | 0.53 |
5 | 8 | I ensure that unconscious patients, very unstable patients, or surgical patients are moved from the bed with assistance from a nurse or caregiver. | 3.60 | 0.62 |
6 | 10 | I ensure that patients at risk of falling walk with their caregivers. | 3.60 | 0.60 |
7 | 7 | I ensure that patients at risk of falling who wake up to go to bathroom are helped off the bed by a nurse or guardian | 3.52 | 0.69 |
8 | 9 | In cases of abuse of drugs that can cause falls, I monitor the occurrence of the drug’s effects. | 3.41 | 0.75 |
9 | 1 | I inform all inpatients and caregivers of the possibility of falls while introducing them to hospital life. | 3.38 | 0.75 |
10 | 13 | I educate patients and caregivers in moving to the bed, chair, bathroom, and wheelchair safely. | 3.36 | 0.76 |
11 | 16 | I ensure that patients wear non-slip shoes of the correct size. | 3.31 | 0.76 |
12 | 17 | I maintain proper illumination on the bed and in the bathroom. | 3.29 | 0.76 |
13 | 15 | Paths should be cleared for easy use. | 3.28 | 0.74 |
14 | 12 | I provide patients and caregivers with instructions on fall prevention and remind them of these frequently. | 3.09 | 0.93 |
15 | 14 | I encourage high-risk patients to exercise regularly unless it is contraindicated (once per day). | 3.01 | 0.91 |
16 | 5 | I attach fall hazard signs to patient charts, patient rooms, and beds for high-risk patients. | 2.94 | 1.11 |
17 | 4 | I assess patients’ levels of normal motor function. | 2.93 | 0.88 |
18 | 2 | I assess patients’ fall risk factors using a fall risk assessment scale upon admission. | 2.91 | 1.15 |
19 | 3 | I regularly (e.g., twice) reassess fall risk factors in connection with changes in a patient’s condition after admission. | 2.77 | 1.06 |
20 | 18 | I place a non-slip mat on the floor when taking a barrel bath or shower. | 2.36 | 1.13 |