| Description |
vi, 177 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Series |
Access to clinical education |
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Access to clinical education.
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| Contents |
Text. Sect. 1. Influencing factors. Sect. 2. The size of the problem. Sect. 3. Causes of pressure sores. Sect. 4. Prevention of pressure sores. Sect. 5. Treatment and management of pressure sores. Sect. 6. Specific issues. Sect. 7. A case history. Sect. 8. The future -- Reader. 1. Prevalence of pressure damage in hospital patients in the UK / K. O'Dea. 2. Nutrition and wound healing / G. Pinchcofsky-Devin. 3. Maintaining nutritional support in the community / E. Oliver. 4. Pressure-relieving/reducing mattresses / C. Dealey. 5. Positioning for comfort and pressure relief / K. Preston. 6. John's story / V. Evans and M. Fear. 7. Development of the link-nurse role in clinical settings / L. Charalambous. 8. Relieving the pressure: your guide to pressure sores. 9. Healing: a patient's perspective / Baroness Masham of Ilton. 10. The prevention of pressure sores after hospital discharge / M. Rough and H. Brooks. 11. Pressure sore success / D. Vernon |
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12. The use of an airwave mattress for pressure relief / S. V. S. Rithalia and E. Moore. 13. A barrier to continuity of care: effects of the drug tariff on wound care in the community / S. Phillips and J. Frost. 14. Care management in the community: a case study / M. Elliott. 15. Implementing nursing research in a critical care setting / C. Breu and K. Dracup. 16. The nurse formulary and benefits in practice / S. Devon. 17. Practice themes: pressure sore audit / G. Field -- Assessments -- Level 2 assessment -- Level 3 assessment |
| Notes |
"Educational consultant, Access to Clinical Educational series Diane Marks-Maran" |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bedsores -- Nursing.
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Bedsores -- Prevention.
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Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control.
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Pressure Ulcer -- nursing.
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Pressure Ulcer -- nursing.
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Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control.
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| Author |
Phillips, Jenny, RGN.
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| LC no. |
97017573 |
| ISBN |
0443055327 |
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