Objective: To identify and update the prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers (PUs) in
several countries, in people with long-term conditions resident in care homes or nursing …

Las lesiones por presión son un importante problema de salud con una gran repercusión
epidemiológica y un gran impacto a nivel de salud y calidad de vida que genera …

BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are a common problem among hospitalised patients.
Several prevalence studies have been conducted internationally but there is a paucity of …

Introduction Prevention and management of pressure injury is a key nurse-sensitive quality
indicator. From clinical insights, pressure injury effects hospitalised neonates and children …

The prevention of pressure ulcers remains a serious problem for nurses. The effects of
pressure ulcers include high treatment costs, litigation matters, and increased workloads on …

Aims and objectives. To determine whether use of a risk assessment scale reduces
nosocomial pressure ulcers. Background. There is contradictory evidence concerning the …

AIMS: The aims of the study were to determine:(1) Jordanian nurses' level of knowledge of
pressure ulcer prevention and treatment of hospitalized patients based on guidelines for …

RESUMO O presente estudo é do tipo descritivo e foi realizado em duas Unidades de
Terapia Intensiva (UTI) de um hospital privado em Natal-RN, com 40 pacientes, com o …

Aims To compare the predictive ability of two risk assessment scales used in children.
Background There are several risk assessment scales (RASs) employed in paediatric …

Aims and objectives To explore the quality/comprehensiveness of nursing documentation of
pressure ulcers and to investigate the relationship between the nursing documentation and …