As a community health nurse working with the senior population, I often see the tragic outcome of patient falls. My patients are in the community setting and I have worked to implement many of the interventions mentioned in this article. I work to educate the patient and family on ways to prevent falls and encourage the use of non-skid socks, ensuring that pathways are free from clutter and that there is adequate lighting, along with ensuring all patients bathrooms are equipped with grab bars and non-slip surfaces to provide additional safety for patients In addition, recommendations are made to place bedside commodes at the bedside of patients that are a high fall risk. In the community setting additional intervention are made they include:
