Older Adult Safety — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Falls = #1 injury risk
👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team
🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Safety & Infection Control
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Older Adult Safety on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- Clear clutter, rails, lighting
- Non-skid shoes, bed low
- Call light in reach
- Polypharmacy → review Beers list
- Sedatives/anticholinergics risky
- Orthostatic BP → stand slowly
- Sensory ↓: vision, hearing
- Hot water → burn risk (↓ sensation)
- Confusion → check infection/UTI
- Bruises/neglect → suspect abuse
✨Quick Tip
Falls are the leading cause of injury death in adults aged 65 and older.
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