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2. Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk - Wikipedia

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   Friction and shear looks at the amount of assistance a client needs to move and the degree of sliding on beds or chairs that they experience. This category is assessed because the sliding motion can cause shear which means the skin and bone are moving in opposite directions causing breakdown of cell membranes and capillaries. Moisture enhances ...

3. Waterlow score - Wikipedia

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   Skin type/visual risk areas; Sex and age; Malnutrition Screening Tool; Continence; Mobility; Additional points in special risk categories are assigned to selected patients. Tissue malnutrition; Neurological deficit; Major surgery or trauma; Potential scores range from 1 to 64. [1] A total Waterlow score ≥10 indicates risk for pressure ulcer ...

4. Wound assessment - Wikipedia

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   Wound assessment is a component of wound management.As far as may be practical, the assessment is to be accomplished before prescribing any treatment plan. The objective is to collect information about the patient and about the wound, that may be relevant to planning and implementing the treatment.

5. Nursing assessment - Wikipedia

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   Nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status by a licensed Registered Nurse. Nursing assessment is the first step in the nursing process. A section of the nursing assessment may be delegated to certified nurses aides.

6. Dakin's solution - Wikipedia

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   The concentration chosen by Dakin (0.5%) was the maximum highest concentration found tolerable to the skin. It is the concentration recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a household disinfectant. [ 19 ]

7. Minimum Data Set - Wikipedia

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   Participants in the assessment process are health care professionals and direct care staff such as registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses (LPN/LVN), Therapists, Social Services, Activities and Dietary staff employed by the nursing home. MDS information is transmitted electronically by nursing homes to the MDS database in ...

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9. GALS screen - Wikipedia

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   • The pGALS assessment is a simple evidence-based approach to musculoskeletal assessment based on the adult GALS (Gait, Arms, Legs, Spine) screen and has been shown to have high sensitivity to detect significant abnormalities • pGALS is primarily aimed at the school aged child, but younger children will often comply with pGALS, especially ...