title: Identifying and combating the risk of pressure.
abstract: Risk assessment tools for pressure sores are commonplace in most nursing settings. This article describes a situation where a woman in a maternity unit developed pressure-related injuries, and how a thorough assessment led to a solution to a surprising problem.
authors.affiliation: Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Butcher
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*