Prevention of Fall in Mental Health

In this piece of work, I shall aim at a critical review of literature relating to reducing a fall in order people with a mental health problem. I shall critically analyse the strengths and weakness of the various strategies that have been used such as a complementary therapy in reducing falls in older people with dementia. In this assignment, I shall reflect upon my experience from my practice placement, where I was involved in the reduction of fall as a therapeutic intervention in order to minimise the injuries related to fall. In my conclusion, I shall include recommendation in relating to reducing a fall in older people with dementia. During my clinical placement, I had the chance to realise the complexity surrounding the assesses of falls in older people with dementia.
Reducing a fall is a major concern of health promotion that is familiar to all formal and informal carer. (Hainswoth, 2004). The rational behind this topic is that, there is a growing concern in current progress in prevention and management of falls in older people as outlined in a key government target in standard six of the national service framework (NSF) for older people (Department of health, 2001) Falls are major cause of disabilities and the leading cause of mortality in older people and preventing falls in older people with save lives (DOH, 2001) In my discussion also, I shall use reflective the cycles of Gibbs’s as a framework to reflect upon my own experience in reducing falls. Gibbs’s reflective cycle consist of descriptions, feelings, evaluation analysis, conclusion and action plan (Bulma, 2000). With regard to confidentiality procedures in code of professional conduct as per Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2002), I have decided to camouflage the patient’s name as Tom. During my placement, tom was assigned to me as a primary nurse in collaboration with my mentor. Tom a 74 year-old Spanish man was suffering from vascular dementia and subsequently remained on an EMI –elderly