Evidence-based Practice for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
- ISBN-10
- 0549033386
- ISBN-13
- 9780549033387
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- Mary Beth Flynn Makic
Description
Healthcare leaders have called for evidence-based practice (EBP) initiatives to improve patient outcomes. Pressure ulcers (PU) are considered a potentially preventable condition and the evidence to guide PU prevention has been published for more than a decade. Yet current PU prevalence and incidence rates in acute care settings remain unacceptably high and are responsible for an estimated 60,000 patient deaths per year.
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