Part 1. Pressure ulcer prevention. Best practice statements.
Although pressure ulcer prevention is an important issue in all areas of health care, a lack of randomised controlled trials has led to the development of clinical guidelines that rely on low-grade evidence. The best practice statement on pressure ulcer prevention consists of five sections: education and audit, risk assessment, skin inspection, positioning, and mattresses, chairs and cushions. It was developed using the best available evidence and the expert opinion of 30 tissue viability nurse specialists.
Cooper
Pam
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit, Edinburgh.
Gray
David
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D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom