Patient remains free of injury and/or falls by asking for assistance while ambulating or having assistance if at home and recovering alone as well as taking medications only as prescribed, sitting up...

Patient remains free of injury and/or falls by asking for assistance while ambulating or having assistance if at home and recovering alone as well as taking medications only as prescribed, sitting up for brief periods prior to ambulating, forcing fluids, and resuming adequate nutritional intake during the postanesthesia period.