The use of a pressure ulcer risk assessment tool for children.
The need for pressure ulcer risk assessment has been acknowledged in adult nursing for many years. However, in paediatrics there is a misconception that children do not develop pressure ulcers (Mills, 1998). This misconception has been challenged in recent years with a growing awareness that children have specific risk factors that predispose their skin to pressure damage (Willock et al, 2000; Mills, 1998; Waterlow, 1998, 1997; Jones, 1997; Pickersgill, 1997; Zollo et al, 1996; Bedi, 1993).
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Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors