The R.N. has just completed an admission assessment on a 72-year-old female named Maxine, and she has
assigned this client to you. Maxine was admitted from home and has fallen three times over the last two weeks.
She has some bruising, but no major injuries.
When you enter the room to meet Maxine, she tells you she has forgotten to bring her glasses to the hospital.
You also notice she is not wearing shoes but does have on socks. When you ask if she is having any pain, she
says she is a little stiff from the fall, but the medication the doctor prescribed for her helps.
Maxine’s list of medications includes:
- Lasix 60 mg PO twice daily
- Metoprolol 50 mg PO every morning
- Metformin 500 mg PO twice daily
- Percocet 1-2 tabs PO every 6 hours PRN pain
• Identify physiological and environmental factors that increase the risk of falls.
• Illustrate PN’s role in fall prevention strategies.
• Identify physiological and environmental factors that increase the risk of falls.
• Illustrate the PN role in fall prevention strategies