Assessing the need for developing a comprehensive content-validated pressure ulcer guideline

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 22-30

  Bolton, Laura ^a,g   Girolami, Sue ^b   Slayton, Stephanie ^c   Berger, Teri M ^d   Foster, Linda ^d   Whittington, Kathy T ^e   Merkle, Diane ^f  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Therapy Support   (United States)

^c PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Wound Care Specialists   (United States)

^e KCI   (United States)

^f Rehab Center of Fairfield County   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Content validity; Development; Evidence; Guideline; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59749087281     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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