Pressure Injury Prevention and Wound Management for the Patient Who Is Actively Dying
| Autor: | Jessica Vickery, Lauren Compton, Joyce Pittman, Joycelyn Howard, Jackie Allard, Terrie Beeson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Terminal Care medicine.medical_specialty Evidence-based practice Palliative care 030504 nursing Pressure injury business.industry Palliative Care Psychological intervention MEDLINE Comfort measures 03 medical and health sciences Medical–Surgical Nursing 0302 clinical medicine Time frame Wound management medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Intensive care medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing. 47:569-575 |
| ISSN: | 1071-5754 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/won.0000000000000702 |
| Popis: | Preventing pressure injuries and wound deterioration can be challenging for the patient at the end of life. Pressure injuries are often deemed unavoidable when a patient is actively dying; however, the time frame for this process is variable. As the skin fails in an actively dying patient, interventions should align with the patient and family's goals. This integrative literature review defines essential concepts to pressure injury and wound management during this final stage of life including (1) actively dying, (2) end of life, (3) palliative care, and (4) comfort measures. We also provide clinically relevant, evidence-based recommendations for pressure injury prevention and wound management of the patient who is actively dying. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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