Standards of care for hospice patients with pressure ulcers.
Pressure ulcers are a major concern of hospice nurses. A recent survey of hospice agencies in an area of the southwest indicated a lack of specific standards of care for patients with pressure ulcers and no systematic method to identify patients at risk. Standards of care were subsequently developed to identify patients at risk and to manage pressure ulcers of hospice patients.
Hoffman
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Lile
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Mace
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D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors