Reliability of pressure ulcer staging: A review of literature and 1 institution's strategy

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-101

  Bruce, Tracey A ^a   Shever, Leah L ^a   Tschannen, Dana ^b   Gombert, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing documentation; pressure ulcer staging; pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECUBITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TISSUE INJURY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; PRESSURE ULCER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 83655183098     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: 15505111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e31823b1f22     Document Type: Article

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