Nursing diagnosis in older adults at risk for pressure injury.

Eduarda de Quadros Morrudo Garcia Bárbara Tarouco da Silva Daiane Porto Gautério Abreu Thicianne da Silva Roque José Ismar Dos Santos Sousa Silomar Ilha

Published in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P (2021)

Nursing has an important role in maintaining the integrity of patients' skin. It is worth highlighting the use of injury predictive scales as a complement to clinical practice in order to assist in the nursing diagnosis with a view to interventions aimed at risk factors.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
risk factors
end stage renal disease
clinical practice
physical activity
quality improvement
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
soft tissue
wound healing