Remote wound care consultation for nursing homes: using a web-based assessment and care planning tool.
Pressure ulcers represent a particular challenge in long-term care (LTC) facilities, where many frail older adults with reduced mobility reside. Guidelines for preventing and treating pressure ulcers have existed for many years; however, nurses in LTC facilities do not always use best practices in pressure ulcer care. In this article, the authors report on the development and pilot testing of a Web-based pressure ulcer management tool used for remote consultation in LTC.
Hammett
Lanny
L
Kaiser Permanente Northwest, USA.
Harvath
Theresa A
TA
Flaherty-Robb
Marna
M
Sawyer
Georgie
G
Olson
Daniel
D
D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019114:Remote Consultation; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*