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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Gabriel Fowler

Aged care nurse 'ashamed' of failing to assess, treat 93yo woman after fall

A 93-year-old nursing home resident lay with a broken hip for days before being treated. Picture by Regis Martin.

AN AGED care nurse who failed to report a 93-year-old woman's fall, leaving her untreated for days with a broken hip and later lying about it, says he feels ashamed.

The woman's injury, which occurred on a Friday, was not identified and treated until the Monday morning at which point she required hospitalisation.

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