Monitoring
Your Organizational Guidance
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Recommandations nationales pour la prévention des escarres de décubitusPublished by: KCELast published: 2013Een nationale richtlijn voor decubituspreventiePublished by: KCELast published: 2013Een nationale richtlijn voor de behandeling van decubitusPublished by: KCELast published: 2013Rol van de verpleegkundige bij de preventie van decubitusPublished by: FOD VolksgezondheidLast published: 2016Recommandations nationales pour le traitement des escarres de décubitusPublished by: KCELast published: 2013Rôle infirmier dans la prévention des escarres à domicilePublished by: SPF Santé publiqueLast published: 2016Patients at risk of pressure damage, or those who have had pressure damage in the past, should be monitored daily to check for early signs of recurrence. This should involve assessing the skin at areas of potential risk and ensuring that appropriate pressure-relieving aids are available and being used appropriately.
Patients should also be regularly repositioned where this is possible. Guidelines recommend that repositioning frequency should be determined with consideration to the individual's level of activity, mobility and ability to independently reposition.[17] In many institutions, repositioning every 2 hours is the standard of care for at-risk individuals.
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