Case study: the treatment or palliative care of pressure ulcers.
As nurse education increases there are reduced justifications for the existence of pressure ulcers. Patient assessment, along with rationalization of equipment and repositioning techniques, reduces the potential for pressure ulcer formation. Therefore, the future for pressure ulcer prevention will rely on nurse education and motivation. The patient featured in this case study suffered unnecessarily from pressure ulcers as, after her admission to a new nursing home where she was given the appropriate pressure-relieving and wound-dressing treatment, the ulcers were showing signs of healing.
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Tissue Viability Consultancy Services, Eastbourne.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*