Model for Prevention of Pressure Ulcers

The topic in the research article herein is the development of a model based on prior research in treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers that can be used to provide clear, clinical guidelines that can be applied in a variety of clinical settings.

The authors studied findings "from previously published reviews of the pressure ulcer literature" in order to synthesis these recommendations into clinical guidelines that can be used to inform current practice and are relevant to clinicians in a variety of settings (Lewis, et al., 2002, p. 93).

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