Caring for persons with bariatric health care issues: A primer for the WOC nurse

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Blackett, Anne ^a   Gallagher, Susan ^b   Dugan, Susan ^c   Gates, Judy L ^d   Henn, Therese ^e   Kennedy Evans, Karen Lou ^f   Lutze, Janet H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Celebration Institute Inc   (United States)

^c Medical College of Wisconsin   (United States)

^d Banner Estrella Medical Center   (United States)

^e Pima County Health Department   (United States)

^f KL Kennedy LLC   (United States)

^g Health Concepts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATH; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES;

BATHS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING, TEAM; OBESITY, MORBID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953132966     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e31820ad0e1     Document Type: Article

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