Changing the records.
The aim of this study was to audit the documentation of pressure sore risk in a group of patients in a teaching hospital. This was done using a retrospective checklist assessment of patients in care of the elderly and orthopaedic wards. The study found there were delays in completing documentation on admission, that risk assessment was absent in 54% of patient documentation and that assessment of pressure areas was inadequate.
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King's College, London.
D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors