Nursing documentation of pressure ulcers in nursing homes: comparison of record content and patient examinations
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Nursing documentation of pressure ulcers in nursing homes: comparison of record content and patient examinations
AIM The aim of this study was to describe the accuracy and quality of nursing documentation of the prevalence, risk factors and prevention of pressure ulcers, and compare retrospective audits of nursing documentation with patient examinations conducted in nursing homes. DESIGN This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design. METHOD A retrospective audit of 155 patients' records and pat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nursing Open
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2054-1058
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.47