Topic

Falls

Falls prevention in hospitalised older adults with cognitive impairment
Nursing Standard

Falls prevention in hospitalised older adults with cognitive impairment: strategies and ethical implications

Clinical
08 Apr 2026
How to assess patients in the six key domains of a comprehensive geriatric assessment
Nursing Older People

How to assess patients in the six key domains of a comprehensive geriatric assessment

How to
11 Mar 2026
Coroner's Court sign
Nursing Standard

Patient death: fall injury ‘compounded by neglect’ from staff

News
05 Mar 2026
Nursing Standard

Former nurse jailed over attempted cover-up after care home death

News
09 February 2026
Nursing Standard

Unsafe nurse staffing: trust told to act after woman’s death

News
05 February 2026
Nursing Standard

Two falls deaths in two days: ‘not enough nurses’ says coroner

News
12 January 2026
Nursing Standard

Frailty care: hospital and care home nurses ‘job swap’ 

News
19 December 2025
Nursing Older People

How can nurses promote bone health to avoid fragility fractures?

Practice question
17 December 2025
Nursing Standard

Patient death: nurses did not understand bed rail assessment rules

News
19 August 2025
Emergency Nurse

Recognising and managing frailty

CPD articles
02 July 2025
Nursing Older People

Exploring the concept of a ‘long lie’ after a fall to inform clinical pathways in pre-hospital services: a systematic literature review

Clinical
29 May 2025
Nursing Standard

Preventable death: man who died after fall was left unsupervised

News
19 March 2025
Nursing Standard

Caffeine quitting trial improves nurses’ sleep and stress levels

News
07 March 2025
Nursing Older People

Improving meaningful activity and meaningful engagement for residents in long-term care settings

Clinical
18 December 2024
Nursing Older People

Exploring the feasibility of using a bedside device to help prevent nighttime falls

Clinical
23 October 2024
Nursing Older People

How nurses can spot the signs of early-stage dementia 

Practice question
28 August 2024
Primary Health Care

Identification, assessment and management of osteoporosis in primary care

Clinical
21 August 2024
Nursing Older People

Strategies used by nurse leaders to support the delivery of falls prevention practices in hospitals

Clinical
21 August 2024
Nursing Standard

Timing of nurses’ breaks can help prevent inpatient falls

Comment
23 July 2024
Nursing Older People

Promoting musculoskeletal health and preventing ill health

Clinical
03 July 2024
Nursing Standard

Change to nurse break times leads to zero patient falls

News
19 June 2024
Nursing Standard

Falls prevention: how can nurses provide evidence-based care?

Analysis
14 June 2024
Nursing Standard

Patient choice or avoiding harm: how do nurses find the balance?

Your views
17 May 2024
Nursing Standard

Nurse-led work to cut caffeine helps reduce care home falls

News
25 April 2024
Nursing Older People

Exercise is a great falls prevention strategy in older people’s care

Comment
06 March 2024
Nursing Older People

Exercise as a falls prevention strategy in the care of older people

CPD articles
10 January 2024
Emergency Nurse

Nurses working with outside partners: how to improve services

Comment
02 November 2023
Nursing Standard

Hospital nurses urged to keep older patients moving to reduce risks

News
10 August 2023
Emergency Nurse

Frailty assessment of older patients in the emergency department

Clinical
18 July 2023
Nursing Older People

Frailty: how early interventions at home can benefit older people

Features
18 May 2023
Nursing Standard

Nurse to pay £55k over nursing home resident deaths

News
06 April 2023
Nursing Older People

Antipsychotic medication in dementia: practical advice for nurses

Comment
08 March 2023
Nursing Older People

Identifying the relationship between delirium and falls

Clinical
22 February 2023
Nursing Standard

Nurse pleads guilty following deaths of two nursing home residents

News
16 February 2023
Nursing Standard

Patient died after falling out of bed due to lack of nursing staff

News
15 February 2023
Nursing Older People

Recognising, reducing and preventing deconditioning in hospitalised older people

CPD articles
08 February 2023
Nursing Older People

Preventing falls in older people on mental health inpatient wards: a quality improvement project

Clinical
14 December 2022
Emergency Nurse

Recognition and management of patients with frailty in the emergency department

CPD articles
06 December 2022
Nursing Older People

Advising older people on physical activity: challenges and strategies

Clinical
23 November 2022
Nursing Older People

Why is blood pressure important in a falls risk assessment?

Practice question
09 November 2022
Nursing Standard

Falls in older people with impaired vision: advice for nurses

Expert advice
11 October 2022
Emergency Nurse

Falls prevention: assessing patient risk in emergency departments

Analysis
14 September 2022
Nursing Older People

Frailty: an overview of concepts, risk factors, assessment tools and interventions

CPD articles
06 July 2022
Nursing Standard

When an older person falls: why nursing practice needs to change

Comment
28 June 2022
Nursing Standard

Give a ‘cwtch’ after a fall – a checklist to help older patients

News
27 April 2022