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Assessing patients for fall risk is an accreditation requirement and a 2005 National Patient Safety Goal, but this is difficult for EDs because time is limited, unlike at other hospital units that perform in-depth assessments, says Teresa Sumner, BSN, RN, CDONA/LTC, geriatric clinical nurse specialist and wound care coordinator at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, NC.

Can you quickly identify patients at risk of falls?