1. The Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
Similar to Krapfl and Gray (2008), the guidelines stated that while this was a general recommendation, repositioning was just one aspect of pressure ulcer prevention and the schedule should take into account the patient's medical condition, comfort, overall care plan and support surface being used (Queensland Government, 2009). ... On completion of the trial, Gillespie (et al., 2012) made suggestions that adopting the 30 ° tilt position was overall, an effective intervention for all patients but when implementing a repositioning schedule, nursing staff should consider the patient's ...
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