Pressure ulcers are a serious risk for all bedridden patients, particularly the elderly. Ideally, assessing the patient's risk for developing pressure ulcers before the ulcers occur is the most effective way to mitigate risk. The quantitative analysi Continue Reading...
Role of Staff Education in Pressure Ulcer Incidence in Long-Term Care Residents Pressure ulcers (PUs), also known as bed sores, decubitus ulcers, or pressure sores, are formed where skin and tissue are squeezed between bone and an outside surface fo Continue Reading...
Summary of Common and Conflicting Findings Hart, Bergquist, Gajewski & Dunton (2006); Gunningberg (2005); Wipke-Tevis, Williams, Rantz, Popejoy, Madsen, Petroski & Vogelsmeier (2004); and Vanderwee, Grypdonck, DeBacquer & Defloor (2006 Continue Reading...
Otherwise, the resources are either short or unavailable. These situations tend to make gains in pressure ulcer care quickly vanish (Cuddigan et al.). Lastly, national records on pressure ulcer rates have remained incomplete and unreliable (Cuddiga Continue Reading...
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Postoperative Patients this is a nursing research evidence-based practice project paper. THIS IS A NURSING PROJECT. SINGLE SPACE. 6 PAGES FOR THE PROJECT, 2 PAGES FOR THE LISTED INFO Directions: 1. You developed EVIDENC Continue Reading...
performing a clean and sterile technique wound dressing change. The term sterile refers to being free from microorganisms, making the sterile technique method one that reduces exposure to microorganisms in a comprehensive way. Sterile wound dressin Continue Reading...
Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Evidence-Based Practice for Intervention Project Question: Can quarter hour turning and positioning minimize pressure ulcers within the elderly population who are bed bound residing in hospitals or nursing homes? The Continue Reading...
Practice Issue Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Project in courses DNP program, asked The practice issue I have chosen to explore is whether or not q2 hourly turning and positioning actually decreases the incidence of pressure ulcers in the elderly be Continue Reading...
Standardized Nursing Terminology STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE NURSING INTERVENTIONS STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE NURSING Nursing practice is the fabric of patient care with threads running through nearly every patient experie Continue Reading...
5% while 70.5% took Aspirin within six hours after reaching hospital and 76.5% of patients admitted in the NICVD were receiving Aspirin therapy." (Jaiwa, 2006, p.1) Jaiwa reports a more recent study that states findings that out of 52 patients with Continue Reading...
