Development of a decision tree for support surfaces: a tool for nursing.
The use of specialty support surfaces can be clinically beneficial for at-risk patients, but can prove costly if their use is not closely monitored. A decision tree can guide health care providers in selecting the most appropriate support surface based on the patient's condition. The process used by one medical center to develop and test a decision tree for specialty support surfaces selection is described.
Warren
J B
JB
Department of Nursing, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
Yoder
L H
LH
Young-McCaughan
S
S
D001513:Beds; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*