Abstract

The development of pressure ulcers is a common and expensive problem within acute care hospitals. Nurses are expected to identify patients at risk for pressure ulcers and provide preventative interventions accordingly. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to identify what preventative nursing interventions were being used, and to examine relationships between pressure ulcer risk, nursing interventions, and pressure ulcer presence in two acute care facilities. Bloch's (1975) Framework for the Evaluation of Nursing Care and Braden's (1987) Conceptual Schema for the Development of Pressure Sores provided the conceptual framework for the study.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9312916; ProQuest document ID: 304033413. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Suzanne S. Prevost, PhD, RN, FAAN

Sigma Membership

Delta Psi at-Large, Epsilon Omega, Xi Alpha

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Pressure Ulcers, Wound Care, Patient Treatments

Advisor

Anne Young

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Degree Year

1992

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-05-23

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