title: Setting standards: pressure sores.
abstract: In 1989, a small working party was convened to develop standards for the prevention, detection and treatment of pressure sores as part of the district's quality assurance programme. The working party began its task by addressing a number of key interrelated issues, including the nurses' responsibility in exercising professional accountability. Accountability was defined as assuming responsibility for the goals, methods and patient outcomes of any nursing intervention. Second, the problems associated with continuity of care, long recognised by both patient and nurse were considered.
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth General Hospital.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hopper