After a fall. When a patient fall, a repeat of the risk of falling assessment
should be done.
It can also be repeated regularly to those patients who have a longer stay
in a healthcare facility.
3. Identify 3 risk factors Betty Graham has for fall now she is in
hospital. Are these intrinsic or extrinsic risk factors?
Extrinsic risk factors that Betty Graham has in the hospital include;
Obstacles and tripping hazards;
when the healthcare facility is poorly designed or poorly maintained, it
may obstacles that blend into the background. Some maybe unexpected
while others cannot be easily seen. When any of the three mentioned
types of obstacles are found along the way that the patients are using
while going to toilets. Mrs. Graham can, therefore, triple on them. Tripling
leads to imbalance problems that can alter with the level of the center of
gravity of the patient and this can lead to falls.
The hazards can be either temporary such as boxes, rubbish, cables, or
they can be permanent such as machines that are poorly located,
neighboring hospital beds in the ward, and ground fittings or fixture.
Hazards can lead to falls as well (Zhao & Kim, 2015, pp 29-43).
Slippery surfaces
When the healthcare facility's floor become wet maybe due to cleaning or
leaks, it becomes slippery causing the patient to slide, losing balance and
ending up falling.
An intrinsic factor that Betty Graham has in the hospital is the fear of fall.
The fear of a previous fall that happened to Mrs. Graham while in the
bathroom can be a potential cause of excess disability. She may also feel
unsteady and that's can cause falls.

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