Pressure ulcer prevention in german healthcare facilities: Adherence to national expert standard?

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-159

  Wilborn, Doris ^a   Dassen, Theo ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evidence based care; German National Expert Standard; Nursing; Pressure ulcer prevention; Pressure ulcers; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; BODY POSTURE; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BEDS; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MASSAGE; NURSING HOMES; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77949363521     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181b7a675     Document Type: Article

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