Hospital Recovery is Facilitated by Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Older Adults

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-275

  Stotts, Nancy A ^a   Wu, Horng Shiuann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BED; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BEDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34547700215     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2007.05.005     Document Type: Review

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