Falling down: why nursing practice needs to change
Debra Clee Emergency nurse practitioner, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Complications following ambulance delays mean we must reassess how we manage older people who have had falls
The outdated notion of not moving someone and keeping them nil by mouth because they have fallen needs to change. Evidence shows that this practice is causing harm.
Nursing Older People.
34, 4, 6-6.
doi: 10.7748/nop.34.4.6.s2
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