Abstract

Pressure ulcers occur in every setting from home to Intensive Care Units. This study will contrast and compare pressure ulcers that occur in hospital to those that occur in home, skilled nursing, or long term care facilities.

Author Details

Holly Kirkland-Kyhn, PhD, MSN, FNP, GNP, Hospital Patient Care Services, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA; Joy E. Schank, MSN, ANP, CWOCN, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), Himrod, New York, USA

Sigma Membership

Zeta Eta at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Community Acquired Pressure Ulcer/Injuries, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer/Injuries, Pressure Ulcer/Injuries

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Hospital-acquired pressure ulcer/injuries as compared to community acquired pressure ulcer/injuries

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Pressure ulcers occur in every setting from home to Intensive Care Units. This study will contrast and compare pressure ulcers that occur in hospital to those that occur in home, skilled nursing, or long term care facilities.