Getting older, feeling safe, taking risks

Authors

Brenda Happell, Central Queensland University
Leonie Clancy, Central Queensland University
Lorna J. Moxham, Central Queensland UniversityFollow

RIS ID

75192

Publication Details

Happell, B., Clancy, L. & Moxham, L. J. (2012). Getting older, feeling safe, taking risks. Australian Nursing Journal, 19 (9), 35-35.

Abstract

Risk has certainly become entrenched in the language of contemporary health care. Risk assessments are presented as part of good quality practice, reflecting the view that risk is a bad thing and should be avoided at all cost.