Improving practice efforts to reduce occipital pressure ulcers

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-288

  Jacobson, Therese M ^a   Tescher, Ann N ^a   Miers, Anne G ^a   Downer, Lisa ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical collars; Occipital pressure ulcers; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

BRACE; CERVICAL SPINE; DECUBITUS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCIPITAL BONE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 53449096772     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000324595.29956.90     Document Type: Article

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