A nurse is admitting a new patient to the nursing unit. When conducting the admission procedure, what is important for the nurse to ask in order to assess the patient's risk for falling?
a. "How many times have you fallen be-fore?"
b. "How many hours do you sleep at night?"
c. "What are your eating habits?"
d. "Do you smoke?"
A
People who are at the greatest risk for falls and injury are those who have fallen before.
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