Establishing the validity of pressure ulcer risk assessment scales: A novel approach using illustrated patient scenarios

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-228

  Gould, Dinah ^a   Goldstone, Len ^a   Gammon, John ^b   Kelly, Daniel ^c   Maidwell, Anna ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Swansea Institute of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcer; Risk assessment scale; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS ULCER; HUMAN; PATIENT SIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0036466795     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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