Braden scale risk assessments and pressure ulcer prevention planning: What's the connection?

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 622-634

  Magnan, Morris A ^a   Maklebust, JoAnn ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 74349126204     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181bd812c     Document Type: Article

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