Online Extras for Clinical Care Improvement Strategies: Preventing Pressure Ulcers

These items supplement the eBook Clinical Care Improvement Strategies: Preventing Pressure Ulcers. Follow the links below to gain more valuable information related to this topic.

WHITE PAPER

• The Role of Nutrition in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel White Paper
  The purpose of this white paper is to review the currently available scientific evidence related to nutrition and hydration for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment in adults; introduce the nutrition recommendations from the new National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)-European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) Guidelines for Pressure Ulcer Treatment; and review research needs for the future.

VIDEO

• St. Vincent Case Study
  This excerpt features a video case study highlighting St. Vincent Hospital and its approach to pressure ulcer prevention.
  
   
• Etiology of Pressure Ulcers
  This excerpt features a discussion on some of the various causes of pressure ulcers.

TOOL

• Strategies and Resources Card
  This handy card can be printed, laminated and carried with you daily as a reminder of a few strategies for pressure ulcer prevention as well as a list of resources for more information on pressure ulcer care.

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