Is pressure sore prevention a sensitive indicator of the quality of nursing care? A cautionary note

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 531-533

  Jull, Andrew ^a   Griffiths, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b National Nursing Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nursing care quality; Pressure ulcers; Process assessment (health care); Quality assurance; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

HUMANS; NURSING CARE; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77949488602     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.019     Document Type: Editorial

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