Legal issues in the care of pressure ulcer patients: Key concepts for health care providers: A consensus paper from the international expert wound care advisory panel

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 995-1008

  Ayello, Elizabeth A ^a   Capitulo, Kathleen Leask ^b   Fife, Caroline E ^c   Fowler, Evonne ^d   Krasner, Diane L ^e   Mulder, Gerit ^f   Sibbald, R Gary ^g   Yankowsky, Kevin W ^h  

^a Excelsior College School of Nursing   (United States)

^b Transcultural Nursing Leadership Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^e Rest Haven York   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECUBITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450194529     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.9939     Document Type: Review

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