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Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Known as: pressure sore prevention, decubitus prevention ulcers, pressure prevention ulcers 
National Institutes of Health

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2016
2016
Nurses’ perceptions of a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: a qualitative descriptive study
BackgroundPressure ulcer prevention is a critical patient safety indicator for acute care hospitals. An innovative pressure ulcer… 
2016
2016
Feasibility of a patient-centred nutrition intervention to improve oral intakes of patients at risk of pressure ulcer: a pilot randomised control trial.
AIM Nutrition is important for pressure ulcer prevention. This randomised control pilot study assessed the feasibility of… 
2016
2016
Improvement of pressure ulcer prevention care in private for-profit residential care homes: an action research study
BackgroundA need exits to develop a protocol for preventing pressure ulcers (PUs) in private for-profit nursing homes in Hong… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Enhancing pressure ulcer prevention using wound dressings: what are the modes of action?
Recent clinical research has generated interest in the use of sacral wound dressings as preventive devices for patients at risk… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
Assistive technologies for self-managed pressure ulcer prevention in spinal cord injury: a scoping review.
Pressure ulcers (PUs) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) present a persistent and costly problem. Continuing effort in… 
2015
2015
Reducing hospital acquired pressure ulcers in intensive care
Abstract Pressure ulcers are a definite problem in our health care system and are growing in numbers. Unfortunately, it is… 
2014
2014
Understanding nurses' views on a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: a first step towards successful implementation.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore nurses' views of the barriers and facilitators to the use of a newly devised patient-centred… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Exercise for the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Workplace: A Systematic Review
Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most costly conditions to manage in occupational health. Individuals with chronic… 
2001
2001
Lipids and psychosocial status in aboriginal persons with and at risk for Type 2 diabetes: implications for tertiary prevention.
1991
1991
Pressure Sore Prevention Education with the Spinal Cord Injured
&NA; The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore and describe the various formal and informal pressure sore… 
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