Creating the optimum environment for pressure area care.
Pressure area care is often thought to be only 'skin deep' but this does not fulfil the philosophy of holistic patient care. Nurses, as the pivot of the multidisciplinary team, must fully assess each patient's needs and implement care based on this assessment, thereby creating the optimum environment for pressure area care.
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D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*