What is breakaway training and why do nursing students need it?
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What is breakaway training and why do nursing students need it?

Daniel Allen Health journalist

How breakaway training can prepare students to anticipate and escape volatile situations should they encounter an aggressive patient or service user

Breakaway techniques are physical skills ‘to help separate or break away from an aggressor in a safe manner’, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Learning Disability Practice. 25, 5, 16-18. doi: 10.7748/ldp.25.5.16.s7

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