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A 4 page review of a research study seeking to determine the usefulness of standard risk assessment scales. The authors note that the Barthel Index provides an alternative to both the Norton and Braden scales, particularly among an older population. As pressure ulcers are increasingly common with advancing age, use of the Barthel Index could prove to be of particular appropriateness. The clinical significance of the study is that both the Norton and Braden scales are useful among the general hospital population and provide an indication of risk that is reliable enough to be used as the basis of prevention strategies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A "bed sore" or pressure ulcer is "any lesion or sore caused [by] unrelieved pressure resulting in damage to underlying tissue" (Decubitis Care and Prevention, n.d.).
The appearance of pressure ulcers is a hallmark of poor nursing home care and frequently is cited as evidence of negligence, whether intended or circumstantial resulting from understaffing or other
related administrative problems. Though it is the hospital setting in which pressure ulcers most often occur and are most problematic, they can be
an issue in any case in which patient immobility is an issue, for whatever reason. The pressure ulcer, or decubitus, is more than merely an inconvenience or complication of
another condition. A pressure ulcer may also affect underlying muscles and bone in addition to superficial tissues. Pressure ulcer repair costs between $15,000 and $60,000 per patient and
are the cause of 4% of deaths in spinal cord immobile patients (Hobson, n.d.). Of course social and psychological costs are great as well, though they are not as
quantifiable (Hobson, n.d.). Diabetics are at increased risk; given the continued emergence of a diabetes epidemic in the US, the implications for increased pressure ulcer risk is clear, as
is its significance to nursing. Introduction The authors begin their article with identification of the problem on which they focus their efforts: "Pressure
ulcers are common, and are associated with many serious complications. While prevention is possible, preventive interventions can be costly if not targeted to those at risk" (Marrie, Ross and
Rockwood, 2003; p. 134). Thus the problem is clearly identified, though its relevance to nursing is not. That the authors would fail
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