By MDS standards, it is still a fall. But for care planning purposes, if this happening and an usual occurrence and the low bed and fall matt are preventing injury, then your modalities are working correctly.
Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Vogt, Kathy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fall definition once again!! Help. I need a quick answer to this one as I will be going to a meeting soon to discuss this. I am sure we have gone over this one many times. If a resident is known to roll out of bed to floor and the bed is a low bed and there is a pad on the floor, this is still a fall!! Even though this is care planned, this is still a fall. Thanks in advance. Kathy /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
