Evaluating Evidence-Based Intervention to Prevent Fall and Pressure Ulcers

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda S. Gowenlock
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Evidence Based

Pressure ulcers: implementation of evidence-based nursing practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather F. Clarke ◽  
Chris Bradley ◽  
Sandra Whytock ◽  
Shannon Handfield ◽  
Rena van der Wal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Nursing

Enteral Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Adult Critical Care Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Cox ◽  
Louisa Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Burden Of Illness ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Adequate Nutrition ◽  
Nutritional Guidelines ◽  
Registered Dietician ◽  
Critical Care Patients

Prevention and healing of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients can be especially challenging because of the patients’ burden of illness and degree of physiological compromise. Providing adequate nutrition may help halt the development or worsening of pressure ulcers. Optimization of nutrition can be considered an essential ingredient in prevention and healing of pressure ulcers. Understanding malnutrition in critical care patients, the effect of nutrition on wound healing, and the application of evidence-based nutritional guidelines are important aspects for patients at high risk for pressure ulcers. Appropriate screenings for nutritional status and risk for pressure ulcers, early collaboration with a registered dietician, and administration of appropriate feeding formulations and micronutrient and macronutrient supplementation to promote wound healing are practical solutions to improve the nutritional status of critical care patients. Use of nutritional management and enteral feeding protocols may provide vital elements to augment nutrition and ultimately result in improved clinical outcomes.

Pressure Ulcers: Evidence-Based Prevention and Management

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-241
Author(s):  
Robyn Evans ◽  
Carol Ott ◽  
Madhuri Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Evidence Based
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