Pressure ulcer grading.
This article discusses the different aspects of classifying pressure ulcers. It aims to increase understanding of the grading methods used and how their reliability and validity may be assessed. In turn, this aims to increase the potential for nurses to enhance their assessment and pressure ulcer prevention skills.
Moore
Zena
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Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. zmoore@rcsi.ie
D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D011322:Primary Prevention; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing