A patient is being discharged after hip replacement surgery.The geriatric nurse recognizes that the most effective intervention to minimize the potential of a fall injury is to:

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Educating the patient regarding the most common sources of potential falls is the cornerstone of fall prevention and management.The patient may or may not need home care assistance,telling the patient how important it is not to fall does not provide the patient with a plan to avoid falling,and educating the patient on normal age-related changes also does not give the patient any information on how to avoid falling.

A Patient Is Being Discharged After Hip Replacement Surgery