“Findings…suggest that pressure ulcer prevention in the home health care setting is more complex than that in hospitals and nursing homes,” reports PubMed.org. Why more complex?
The high degree of patient autonomy in the home setting, limited oversight of informal caregivers by professional clinicians, and situational variables unique to each home all contribute to the challenge faced by patients and their caregivers in preventing pressure ulcers, the NCBI authors explain. Read on...
Read More“The goals of palliative wound care are stabilization of existing wounds, prevention of new wounds if possible, and symptom management of complications to improve patient comfort, well-being, and quality of life,” Torrie Burt, MSN, CRNP explains in the Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging.
At Action Products, we’re keenly aware that in elderly persons, particularly those who reside in hospital or long term care settings, but even those who are cared for at home, pressure ulcers are common. Read on...
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Read More“The goal of the surgical position is to provide optimal visualization of, and access to, the surgical site that causes the least physiological compromise of the patient, while also protecting the skin and joints.” That rational is presented in the Association of Surgical Technologists’’ Standards of Practice for Surgical Positioning.
Read Moredentifying the challenges for nurses during procedures for patients undergoing bariatric surgery was the topic of the 7th Brazilian Congress on Perioperative Nursing Care. Difficulties regarding the physical aspects, material, and equipment necessary for bariatric surgery were named, including:
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