title: The principles of pressure sore prevention.
abstract: This article describes the main causes of pressure sore development and discusses the principles of pressure sore prevention. It relates to UKCC Professional Development categories: Reducing risk and Care enhancement.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fletcher
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors