Resources

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2012). Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention: A comparative effectiveness review. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=926

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Gillespie BM, ChaboyerWP, McInnes E, Kent B, Whitty JA, Thalib L. (2014) Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults (review). U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. PubMed.gov. Bethesda, MD.

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009958.pub2.

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Health Research & Educational Trust (2016). Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU) Change Package: 2016 Update. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust. http://www.hret-hiin.org/Resources/pu/16/HRETHENPRU_ChangePackage.pdf

 

Mayo Clinic. (2014). Risk factors. Mayo clinic staff.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bedsores/basics/risk-factors/con-20030848

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Health Research & Educational Trust (2016). Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU) Change Package: 2016 Update. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust. http://www.hret-hiin.org/Resources/pu/16/HRETHENPRU_ChangePackage.pdf

 

National Ulcer Advisory Panel (2016). Pressure injury prevention points. National Ulcer Advisory Panel. http://www.npuap.org/resources/educational-and-clinical-resources/pressure-injury-prevention-points/

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2014).  Preventing pressure ulcers in hospitals. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putool7b.html#Tool3B

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U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2017). Pressure sores. Medline Plus. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putool7b.html#Tool3B

 

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