title: Pressure sore prevalence in the community.
abstract: As increasing numbers of patients are now being nursed in the community it is important that strategies for the prevention of pressures sores are in place. A prevalence survey in one trust helped staff to assess their resource needs and plan care.
authors.affiliation: District Nursing Sister, Cleckheaton Health Centre.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Inman
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Firth
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires