Developing a pressure ulcer risk assessment scale for patients in long-term care

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 34-46

  Lepistö, Mervi ^a,b   Eriksson, Elina ^b   Hietanen, Helvi ^b   Lepistö, Jyri ^b   Lauri, Sirkka ^b  

^a LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Instrument development; Pilot test; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; EDUCATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; URINE INCONTINENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BED OCCUPANCY; BEDS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33645746169     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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