After assessing an older male adult in his bed, the nurse determines that he is at high risk for falls. The nurse leaves the room to get a fall risk sign and returns to find him on the floor pleading for help. What is the most important intervention the nurse should have implemented to prevent this event?

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Instructing the patient to call for help is the most important intervention the nurse should have implemented to prevent this event. This would have allowed the patient to summon assistance before getting out of bed and falling.

After Assessing an Older Male Adult in His Bed, the Nurse