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Chapter 3<br />

PRESSURE ULCER<br />

ASSESSMENT AND<br />

MANAGEMENT<br />

PRINCIPLES<br />

KEY POINTS<br />

PRESSURE ULCERS<br />

— 2007 Staging System for Pressure Ulcers<br />

— Pressure Ulcer Characteristics<br />

— Common Locations of Pressure Ulcers<br />

— Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcer Development<br />

— Contributing Factors for Pressure Ulcer Development<br />

NURSING PROTOCOLS FOR PRESSURE ULCER<br />

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT<br />

— Friction Prevention and Treatment<br />

— Shear Prevention and Treatment<br />

— Mechanical Damage and Epidermal Stripping Prevention<br />

and Treatment<br />

— Moisture Prevention and Treatment<br />

— Immobility Prevention and Treatment<br />

— Increased Blood Pressure Prevention and Treatment<br />

— Increased Temperature Prevention and Treatment<br />

— Protocols for Tobacco Cessation<br />

— Protocols for Improving Psychological Status<br />

BODY FUNCTIONS THAT IMPAIR WOUND HEALING<br />

PRESSURE ULCER TREATMENT<br />

— Pressure Ulcer Treatment Relative to Stage<br />

SUPPORT SURFACES<br />

— Reimbursement for Support Surfaces in Home Health<br />

— Positioning Guidelines<br />

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