Pressure area care - 4 0 16; Ousey, Karen; 5 (Oxford, UK ;;Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2005)
The importance of effective pressure area care -- Anatomy and physiology of the skin and the wound healing process -- Aetiology of pressure ulcers and principles of pressure ulcer prevention -- Risk assessment -- Grading systems -- Pressure re-distributing devices and equipment -- Management of the established pressure ulcer -- The importance of accurate documentation, legal, ethical and policy issues -- The role of the inter-disciplinary team in pressure area care -- Continuing professional development.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: 2 -- 0; 6; Prevention.;nursing. -- Bedsores;Nursing.;Decubitus Ulcer -- 20; 20; 2