Doreen Norton
Doreen Norton FRCN | |
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Born | 1922 |
Died | 2007 |
Occupation | nurse leader |
Doreen Norton,
bedsores was removing the pressure by turning the patient.[citation needed
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She was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 1976.[1]
Norton was regarded as instrumental in changing nursing practices to effectively treat pressure ulcers, a major killer of hospital inpatients.[2][3]
References
- ^ "RCN Fellows and Honorary Fellows". Royal College of Nursing. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Elliott, Jane (21 March 2009). "How one nurse helped stop killer bedsores". BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ Dopson, Laurence (15 February 2008). "Doreen Norton: Pioneer in geriatric nursing". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2009.