Table 4.

Staff who incorrectly answered the “least well answered” items in the fall knowledge test, categorised according to job role

The knowledge items most often answered incorrectly	Incorrect responses: N () and % of total in that staff category	Discipline / Role (total N for each staff category)
		Senior nurses (32)	Nurses (51)	HCAs (55)	GPs (8)	HSCPs (2)	Others (5)
Regular review of medication can help to prevent patient falls	N (48)	7	21	17	0	0	3
	%	21.9	41.2 b	32.7	0.0	0.0	60.0 b
The risk of falling will be lessened when resident toileting needs are met	N (58)	8	28	17	2	0	3
	%	25.0	54.9 b	32.7	25.0	0.0	60.0 b
The use of antipsychotic medications is associated with an increased risk of falls in older adults	N (59)	7	25	22	1	0	4
	%	21.9	49.0 b	42.3 b	12.5	0.0	80.0 b
The use of a patient identifier (e.g., identification bracelet) helps to highlight to staff those residents at risk for falls. a	N (95)	19	34	31	6	1	4
	%	59.4	66.7	59.6	75.0 b	50.0	80.0 b
Moving confused residents away from the nursing station. a	N (78)	14	20	34	4	1	5
	%	43.8	39.2	65.4 b	50.0	50.0	100 b
In long-term care settings, intervention programs should include the provision and maintenance of mobility aids	N (52)	6	25	17	3	0	1
	%	18.8	49.0 b	32.7	37.5 b	0.0	20.0
In long-term care settings, intervention programs should include Post fall analysis and problem-solving strategy	N (47)	5	25	15	2	0	0
	%	15.6	49.0 b	28.8	25.0	0.0	0.0
Exercise programs for ambulatory older adults should be ongoing	N (49)	5	24	17	2	0	1
	%	15.6	47.1 b	32.7	25.0	0.0	20.0
Fall prevention efforts are solely the nurses’ responsibility	N (56)	12	18	22	2	0	2
	%	37.5	35.3	42.3b	25.0	0.0	40.0

^a reflects all items answered poorly across all disciplines and job roles

^b indicates the job role(s) answering worst for that item