Patient repositioning revisited.
Everyone agrees that regular patient repositioning helps to prevent pressure ulceration. This paper describes the benefits and disadvantages, as cited in the literature, of the various patient positions used in clinical practice.
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Trust Burton Hospitals NHS Trust, Burton on Trent, UK. LJRQUEENS@aol.com
D001513:Beds; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*