Pressure ulcers and nutritional support: a partnership to improve patient outcomes

Prevention of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients represents a challenge with great financial impact for hospitals and serious consequences for patients. A partnership composed of dieticians and nurses was assembled to identify best practices for providing nutritional support and intervention t...

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Published in:	Journal of nursing care quality Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 145 - 150
Main Authors:	Barrett, Roseann, Tuttle, Virginia, Whalen, Elizabeth, Gatchell, Carolyn, Dawe, Amy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies 01-04-2010
Subjects:	Attitude of Health Personnel Dietary Services - methods Evidence-based medicine Evidence-Based Nursing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Nursing Nursing Staff, Hospital Nutrition Nutritional Support - methods Nutritional Support - nursing Nutritional Support - standards Patient Care Team Pressure Ulcer - epidemiology Pressure Ulcer - nursing Pressure Ulcer - prevention & control Pressure ulcers Quality of Health Care Referral and Consultation Risk Factors Wound healing
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