Preventing and managing pressure sores in palliative care
Walding, M.; Andrews, C.
Professional Nurse 11(1): 33-4 37-8
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0266-8130 PMID: 7568305 Document Number: 453837
Pressure sore rates were addressed in a palliative care unit by undertaking risk assessment, monitoring wound status and introducing a dressing protocol. A systematic approach to pressure sores in palliative care resulted in a decrease in pressure sore rates in one hospice.