A Elderly Patient Is Found On The Floor

Stay with the patient and call for help.

A elderly patient is found on the floor.

Check the patient s breathing pulse and blood pressure. After the fall. Section a includes basic resident information methods for documentation in the medical record and notification of the primary care provider and family. The nurse manager working at the time of the fall should complete the trips form.

Gary scott anderson. If the patient is unconscious not breathing or does not have a pulse call a hospital emergency code and start cpr. The first patient i was told was lowered to the floor by the aid. Thought it was very strange.

Make sure the patient s head does not hit the floor or any other surface. A senior adelaide nurse lost his cool and dragged an 87 year old dementia patient 10 metres along the floor as she protested and screamed for help a tribunal has found. The trips form is divided into two sections. I was told dont ever ever write the word found i was written up for that out of all the facilities i have worked in since i graduated this facility was the only one that said that was wrong.

In section b there are questions related to 1 circumstances 2 staff response and 3 resident and care outcomes. Patient found sitting on floor near left side of bed when this nurse entered room.