title: Hip fractures: can nursing make the difference?
abstract: This article examines the problems that face nurses caring for elderly patients with hip fractures. It identifies a need for further nursing development and research in this area, in order to improve outcomes for this group of patients.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning