Staff Safety, Home Safety and Emergencies in the Home

In short

• You never have to stay where you feel unsafe. End the visit, leave, and call the office or on-call nurse; call 911 if anyone is in danger.
• For a change in the patient's condition, call the nurse. Call 911 for fire, violence, an emergency involving anyone else, or a patient emergency without a DNR order.
• Check homes for fall and fire hazards and tell the nurse about any hazard to patients or staff.
• Do not lift a patient alone. If a patient falls, check for injury and call the nurse.
• Report every injury at work, however small, at once and complete an incident report the same day.