Prevalence, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers: Descriptive study in 89 institutions in the Netherlands

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-110

  Bours, Gerrie J J W ^a   Halfens, Ruud J G ^a   Abu Saad, Huda Huijer ^a   Grol, Richard T P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Pressure ulcers; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BED; CLASSIFICATION; DECUBITUS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; BEDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036551199     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.10025     Document Type: Article

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