IntroductionFalls represent a great concern for all hospital employees on a daily basis. The worst thing that can happen to a patient during hospitalization is a fall, or a major fall, which could result in skin damage (for example wounds, tears or abrasions), a fracture or a break, thus limiting their independence . This student's goal was to develop a way to educate staff members on how they can help reduce the number of falls that occur. The development of a fall risk prevention policy model and fall risk and prevention staff has achieved this goal. Field of work: Prevention of patient falls at the NCH orthopedic unit. Problem: Patient falls have long been a common and serious problem in hospitals. across the nation, causing serious injury and death. For this reason, the risk of serious injury increases, which increases with age. Making elderly patients more vulnerable. NCH ​​analyzed 57 patients who fell on this unit over a 13-month period. Project objectives: (1) Return the patient to the optimal level of functionality in the home environment (private residence, ILF or ALF) and in the community, (2) reduce the occurrence of hospital admissions secondary to falls and (3) adapt the patient environment for greater and optimal safety. This student developed an example fall risk prevention policy that the staff and unit director could evaluate and then determine if it is one that would be beneficial to the unit. The Policy covers several concepts, listed below: definition of a fall, equipment requirements, implementation, environmental considerations, patient and family education, components of patient education, documentation, onset of falls, and post-fall nursing and direct care staff . This would coincide with the use of t...... middle of paper...... Health (2). (2010). Report generated by Florida Charts. FloridaCHARTS.com - Florida health statistics and community health data. Retrieved June 7, 2010, from http://www.floridacharts.com/charts/OLAPReport.aspx?datatype=pop&rotate=no&export=0&Report=freq&Row=4&Col=7&age=99&race=99ð=99&Year=2010-&sex=99&counties=Lee- &ageFrom=65&ageTo=99Florida Injury Facts. (2010). Florida Department of Health. Retrieved June 27, 2010, from www.doh.state.fl.us/DEMO/InjuryPrevention/Data/2008Data/UnintentionalSeniorFallsFactSheet2008v2.pdfLarson, L. & Bergmann, T. (2008). Coping with falls: etiology and prevention of falls in the elderly. Clinical Chiropractic, 11, 148-154.Vassallo, M., Mallela, S., Williams, A., Kwan, J., Allen, S. & Sharma, J. (2009). Fall risk factors in elderly patients with cognitive impairment in rehabilitation departments. Japanese Society of Geriatrics, 9, 41-46.