What you can do to help reduce the risk of falls: What nursing students need to know about the steps to take on clinical placement in helping to prevent falls.

With around 250,000 inpatient falls in England's hospitals each year, falls are relatively commonplace. What role can nursing students play in mitigating risks? And might bed rails be one answer?

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 14 - 16
Main Author: Pearce, Lynne
Format: pictorial Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Jun2026
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:With around 250,000 inpatient falls in England's hospitals each year, falls are relatively commonplace. What role can nursing students play in mitigating risks? And might bed rails be one answer?