Nursing prevention of pressure ulcers.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Nursing prevention of pressure ulcers [Abstract] pressure sore is a common clinical complication, as the patients are self-protection awareness increases, the incidence of pressure ulcers will be considered standard care and did not provide evidence of conduct, it may lead to nursing disputes, the prevention of become the focus of pressure ulcer care. [Keywords:] pressure sore assessment of preventive care Pressure sore is a common clinical complications. A study of Canada survey shows that general hospital the incidence of pressure sores was 15.1%, while the Journal of Nursing reported: 344 cases had adverse events in nursing survey found that pressure sores high incidence of second place. high risk of pressure ulcers is a frail, nervous system damage, spinal cord injury or disease without independent capacity to influence can not change the position of the patients. With the patients are self-protection awareness of pressure sore occurrence will be considered standard care and did not provide evidence of conduct, disputes that may lead to nurses and patients, and prevention of pressure ulcer care has become the focus of the work. our department through effective preventive care, the incidence of pressure sores Since 2006, 1.2% to 0.5% in 2009, reducing the incidence of nursing disputes, to create a harmonious environment for medical treatment can do something. will now encourage each nursing and clinical nursing staff. The concept of a pressure sore 1.1 U.S. NPUAP (National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Committee) in February 2007 of the next meeting on the definition of pressure ulcer: pressure sores (pressure sores) are the skin and / or local damage of subcutaneous tissue, usually occurs in bone protrusions, is the pressure of the injury results, or is the pressure and shear force and / or the results of the combined effect of friction. 1.2 of nursing adopted the concept of pressure sore pressure sore due to