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The importance of identity in falls prevention

01 March 2011

Nursing Older People

A&S Science

Aim To explore the meaning of falling for older people who had participated in a falls prevention programme to establish the importance of identity in falls...

A guide on how to prevent falls and injury in hospitals

01 November 2010

Nursing Older People

Feature

Falls among inpatients usually arise from a complex combination of risk factors, including the effects of longstanding and acute illness, the ageing process and the...

Evaluation of an integrated falls education group programme

01 February 2006

Nursing Older People

Care

This article describes how a working group helped develop an education programme for older patients using local hospital and community services and explains how the...

Assessment and prevention of falls in older people

30 June 2014

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

In June 2013 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence updated and replaced its 2004 clinical guideline 21 (CG21) on falls with clinical guideline 161...

Reducing falls among older people in hospital

01 June 2012

Nursing Older People

A&S Science

Thousands of patients fall on hospital wards each year, leading to potentially devastating consequences for them and their families. Falls among inpatients usually...

Slow and steady wins

30 November 2010

Nursing Standard

General article

All nurses and healthcare assistants in one trust receive mandatory education in falls prevention. The number of falls has decreased by more than 10 per cent as a...

Preventing falls in older people: assessment and interventions

31 August 2011

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

Falls can have a devastating effect on older people. Physical injury and fear of further falls may restrict social and physical activities, leading to a lack of...

One step at a time

09 August 2011

Nursing Standard

Features

A cross-sector, nurse-led pilot project has reduced the number of falls in nursing homes. Now the work could be introduced elsewhere.

A break in service

26 September 2007

Nursing Standard

Reflections

Despite an ageing population and the human and economic costs of falls and osteoporotic fractures, there is no incentive for GPs to identify people at risk. But...

Accidental hero

02 May 2006

Nursing Standard

Clinical digest

Sarifa Kabir took on an accident prevention role and now provides health education to black and minority ethnic groups in Preston. She has covered burns prevention...

02 April 2024 / Vol 36 issue 2

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