The development of pressure ulcers in patients with hip fractures: Inadequate nursing documentation is still a problem

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1155-1164

  Gunningberg, Lena ^a   Lindholm, Christina ^b   Carlsson, Marianne ^b   Sjödén, Per Olow ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classification and risk assessment; Hip fractures; Nursing documentation; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING RECORDS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034183214     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2000.tb03462.x     Document Type: Article

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