Effects of turning on skin-bed interface pressures in healthy adults

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1556-1564

  Peterson, Matthew J ^a   Schwab, Wilhelm ^a   van Oostrom, Johannes H ^b   Gravenstein, Nikolaus ^a   Caruso, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interface pressure; Lateral turning; Nursing; Patient positioning; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BEDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954186055     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05292.x     Document Type: Article

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