Eliminating hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: Within our reach

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-18

  Stotts, Nancy A ^a,b   Brown, Diane Storer ^c,d   Donaldson, Nancy E ^b,c   Aydin, Carolyn ^c,e   Fridman, Moshe ^f  

^a Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes ^*  (United States)

^d Hospital Accreditation Programs Accreditation Regulation and Licensing   (United States)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f AMF Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care and pressure ulcers; Hospital acquired pressure ulcers; Pressure ulcer prevalence; Pressure ulcers; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872351086     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000425935.94874.41     Document Type: Article

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