Intravenous Therapy

How does iv therapy increase fall risks?

I have presentation for my nursing class and I am discussing fall risk scales and it stated that iv therapy increased the risk for falls.

Public Comments

1. A patient with an IV or heparin lock can become entangled in the IV tubing during infusions, or they can forget that they are attached to the infusion and try to get up. Consequently, intravenous therapy can lead to a fall, and patients prescribed to intravenous therapy should receive a score of twenty. : )