Nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer management

Autor:	Lorraine Lovitt, Lesley M Wilkes, Gillian Dennis, Erica Bostock
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry MEDLINE Gerontological nursing Context (language use) digestive system diseases Middle age Nursing Family medicine Medicine Nurse education business Grading (education) Nursing management General Nursing Primary nursing
Zdroj:	British Journal of Nursing. 5:858-865
ISSN:	2052-2819 0966-0461
DOI:	10.12968/bjon.1996.5.14.858
Popis:	The nursing management of pressure ulcers has not been extensively reported in the Hong Kong context. This article reports the results of a survey of 34 Hong Kong registered nurses to determine their knowledge and practices in preventing and treating pressure ulcers in the elderly. The findings indicate that, overall, the nurses had a sound knowledge of the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, but that there were inconsistencies in their practices. This situation could be improved if standardized systems for assessiiiy patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers and for grading (staging) these pressure ulcers were used.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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