The reliability of two observation methods of nonblanchable erythema, Grade 1 pressure ulcer

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 156-162

  Vanderwee, Katrien ^a   Grypdonck, Maria H F ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Defloor, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; EDUCATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEEL; HIP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACRUM; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEEL; HIP; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACRUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33746271273     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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