title: Managing skin care with the CareMap system.
abstract: In the last three decades, WOC nursing has evolved into on increasingly complex practice. The CareMap is a tool designed to assist in management of patient care. This article defines the CareMap system and describes the development, implementation, and pilot evaluation of a skin care pathway created with the CareMap at Western Pennsylvania Hospital.
authors.affiliation: Center for Case Management, South Natick, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Labik
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanderbilt
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009737:Nursing Records; D010865:Pilot Projects; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing