Assessment & Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> I <strong>to</strong> <strong>IV</strong> <strong>Pressure</strong> <strong>Ulcers</strong>AcknowledgementThe Registered Nurses' Association <strong>of</strong> Ontario wishes <strong>to</strong> acknowledge the following for their contribution inreviewing this nursing best practice guideline and providing valuable feedback during the initial developmen<strong>to</strong>f this document (2002):Helen AbramsJan Bayn<strong>to</strong>nFrancis BegallPatti BilowPaula BurkeBrenda CalmaRob CampbellWanda ChaseHeather ClarkeDebra ClutterbuckDebbie CrosbyBrenda D’AlimonteDarlene DundasHelen EbyPaulette GrayPamela E. Hough<strong>to</strong>nMavis HicknellDr. Peter KalmanDr. David KeastMarcia LeardDr. Jane MartinPamela MosesDr. G. R. MusgroveLesley ParkerLynn ParsonsRegistered Clinical Dietitian, St. Joseph’s <strong>Health</strong> Centre, London, OntarioRegistered Nurse, Enteros<strong>to</strong>mal Therapist, Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital,Windsor, OntarioConsumer Reviewer, Thunder Bay, OntarioRegistered Practical Nurse, St. Elizabeth <strong>Health</strong> Care, Toron<strong>to</strong>, OntarioRegistered Practical Nurse, Northumberland <strong>Health</strong> Care Centre, Cobourg, OntarioRegistered Practical Nurse, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener, OntarioPharmacist, London <strong>Health</strong> Sciences Centre, University Campus,London, OntarioDirec<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Nursing, Nipigon District Memorial Hospital, Nipigon, OntarioRegistered Practical Nurse, St. Joseph’s <strong>Health</strong> Care London – Parkwood Site,London, OntarioRegistered Practical Nurse-Wound Care Educa<strong>to</strong>r, Cambridge, OntarioRegistered Nurse, Courtice, OntarioRegistered Practical Nurse, Amherstburg, OntarioDirec<strong>to</strong>r, Resident Care (retired), Bethammi Nursing Home, Thunder Bay, OntarioDirec<strong>to</strong>r, Resident Care, Sunnyside Home, Kitchener, OntarioOccupational Therapist, St. Joseph’s <strong>Health</strong> Care London – Parkwood Site,London, OntarioAssociate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, School <strong>of</strong> Physical Therapy, <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Sciences,University <strong>of</strong> Western Ontario, London, OntarioRegistered Nurse, Enteros<strong>to</strong>mal Therapist, E.T. NOW, Kitchener, OntarioVascular Surgeon, Toron<strong>to</strong>, OntarioFamily Physician, London, OntarioRegistered Nurse, Sioux Lookout, OntarioSt. Joseph’s <strong>Health</strong> Care London – Parkwood Site, London, OntarioRegistered Nurse, La Salle, OntarioLa Salle Medical Centre, La Salle, OntarioRegistered Nurse, St. Elizabeth <strong>Health</strong> Care, Toron<strong>to</strong>, Ontario<strong>Health</strong> Services – Long Term Care and Seniors Branch, York Region Maple<strong>Health</strong> Centre, Maple, Ontario4
Nursing Best Practice GuidelineGloria RockNancy UnderwoodCarol WalczakRandolph WarrenDr. Tina WilliamsConsumer Reviewer, Kitchener, OntarioOccupational Therapist, Sunnyside Rehabilitation Services, Inc., Windsor, OntarioRegistered Practical Nurse, St. Joseph’s Care Group, Thunder Bay, OntarioChief Executive Officer – The Thalidomide Victims Association <strong>of</strong> Canada,London, OntarioSioux Lookout, Ontario<strong>RNAO</strong> also wishes <strong>to</strong> acknowledge the following oranizations in Toron<strong>to</strong>, Ontario for their role in pilottesting this guideline during the original development (2002):Humber River Regional HospitalVilla ColomboCentral Park Lodge<strong>RNAO</strong> sincerely acknowledges the leadership and dedication <strong>of</strong> the researchers who directed the evaluation phase<strong>of</strong> the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Project in 2002. The Evaluation Team was comprised <strong>of</strong>:Principal Investiga<strong>to</strong>rs:Evaluation Team Co-Investiga<strong>to</strong>rs:Nancy Edwards, RN, PhDBarbara Davies, RN, PhDUniversity <strong>of</strong> OttawaMaureen Dobbins, RN, PhDJenny Ploeg, RN, PhDJennifer Skelly, RN, PhDMcMaster UniversityPatricia Griffin, RN, PhDUniversity <strong>of</strong> OttawaResearch Associates:Marilynn Kuhn, MHACindy Hunt, RN, PhDMandy Fisher, BN, MSc(c)5