Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment: Transforming research findings into consensus based clinical guidelines

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-102

  Lewis, Matthew ^a   Pearson, Alan ^a   Ward, Cathy ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Consensus; Pressure ulcer; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY POSTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0038150167     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1322-7114.2002.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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