title: Sitting: pressure ulcer development.
abstract: Seating is a major factor in pressure ulcer development, but it is frequently overlooked in the literature on pressure area management. Pressure ulcers are largely preventable and nurses are integral to the promotion of good practice. The author examines how implementing careful patient assessment, correct positioning and providing optimum seating equipment can help to reduce the risk of pressure ulcer development.
authors.affiliation: Tissue Viability Consultancy Services Ltd, Eastbourne.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000592:standards; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011187:Posture; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors