The Hendrich II Fall Risk Model is built on intrinsic risk factors-physiologic conditions such as dizziness that may be present in both home and hospital environments. Intrinsic factors are the cause of "anticipated physiologic falls," meaning those that are predictable and preventable.
2 A recent study by the California Nursing Outcomes Coalition found that of the 48,485 falls that occurred in hospitals between 1998 and 2004, up to 38% were anticipated physiologic falls.3 The Hendrich II Fall Risk Model doesn't address extrinsic environmental factors such as flooring conditions, assistive devices, lighting, and shoes. (See How Serious Is the Problem of Patient Falls? above.) - See more at: http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/cearticle?tid=751712#sthash.kg3CCdFm.dpuf