Essence of Care and the pressure ulcer benchmark - An evaluation

Journal of Tissue Viability

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 44-59

  Butler, Fiona ^a  

^a Princess Grace Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Essence of Care; Healthcare policy analysis; Pressure ulcer benchmark

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DECUBITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELDERLY CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MASS MEDIUM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGLIGENCE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BEDS; BENCHMARKING; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; COST OF ILLNESS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; SOCIETIES, NURSING; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 67049162795     PISSN: 0965206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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