59453-1

LOINC Code


LOINC code59453-1
name
descriptionThe Morse Fall Scale (MFS) is a rapid and simple method of determining a patient's likelihood of falling. A large majority of nurses (82.9%) rate the scale as "quick and easy to use," and 54% estimated that it took less than 3 minutes to rate a patient. The MFS consists of six variables that are quick and easy to score, and it has been shown to have predictive validity and interrater reliability. The MFS is used widely in acute care, hospital, rehabiliation and nursing homes. Scoring and Risk Level: The MFS score is tallied and recorded on the patient's chart. Risk level and appropriate interventions are then identified.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMorse Fall Scale panel
propertyFind  =  Finding
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
method

Additional Names

short nameFinding; Findings; MFS; Morse Fall Score; Ordinal; Pan; PANEL.SURVEY.MFS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.MFS

Basic Attributes

classPANEL.SURVEY.MFS
type4  Surveys

Panel Components

59454-9
59455-6
59456-4
59457-2
59458-0
59459-8
59460-6
59461-4

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.32
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

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