title: Pressure ulcer risk: audit findings.
abstract: This article describes the findings of a pilot audit project that assessed the effects on practice and patient care of guideline recommendations for reducing pressure ulcer development. A national audit project to enable the implementation strategy and audit tools to be evaluated across a range of healthcare settings and patient groups should now be undertaken.
authors.affiliation: Thames Valley University.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bick
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000592:standards; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology