Long-Term Care Risk Management
Subtitle: Pressure Ulcers Manual
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: HCPro, Inc.
Published: April 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781578394098
Subjects: Hospital Administration; Medical / Hospital Administration & Care; Education & Training; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Bedsores; Long-term care of the sick
First sentence: The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society estimates that more than 1 million people develop pressure ulcers every year and that an estimated 1.5-3 million U.S. adults currently receive treatment for pressure ulcers.1