Nurses' knowledge of prevention and management of pressure ulcer at a Health Insurance Hospital in Alexandria

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-268

  El Enein, Nagwa Younes Abou ^a   Zaghloul, Ashraf Ahmad ^b  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Nurse; Pressure ulcer; Preventive measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; EGYPT; HUMAN; NURSING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956335971     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01933.x     Document Type: Article

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