AORN Journal
Volume 81, Issue 5 , Pages 985-1006, May 2005

Predicting and preventing pressure ulcers in surgical patients

  • Alyce Schultz, RN

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    • Alyce Schultz, RN, PhD, FAAN, is a clinical scientist/nurse researcher at the University of California Davis Medical Center, Center for Nursing Research, Sacramento, Calif.

ABSTRACT 

•PRESSURE ULCERS, regardless of their origin, represent negative outcomes for patients, including pain, additional treatments and surgery, longer hospital stays, disfigurement or scarring, increased morbidity, and increased costs.

•THE OR IS A HIGH-RISK environment for the development of pressure ulcers. Preoperative identification of patients at risk for pressure ulcer development is imperative if cost-effective, evidence-based preventive measures are to be implemented.

•THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS a review of the literature pertaining to pressure ulcer development in surgical patients. Recommendations for future research and implications for practice are provided. AORN J 81 (May 2005) 986–1006.

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 This program meets criteria for CNOR and CRNFA recertification, as well as other continuing education requirements.A minimum score of 70% on the multiple-choice examination is necessary to earn 4.7 contact hours for this independent study.Purpose/Goal: To educate perioperative nurses about the body of knowledge regarding pressure ulcer risk in surgical patients.

PII: S0001-2092(06)60465-1

doi:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60465-1

AORN Journal
Volume 81, Issue 5 , Pages 985-1006, May 2005

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