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431 Many of your patients or residents will be at risk for devel-oping Pressure Ulcers . Preventing Pressure Ulcers is amajor concern of the nursing team because pressureulcers are painful, hard to treat, and potentially fatal. In this CHAPTER ,you will learn about your role in Preventing Pressure Ulcers . Pressureulcers are just one type of wound you may see when you are caring forpatients and residents. In this CHAPTER , you will also learn about howthe health care team cares for people with wounds and your role inassisting the nurse with wound Pressure Ulcers andAssisting With Wound CareCHAPTER19A nursing assistantmakes an occupiedbed.
Pressure points bony areas ... CHAPTER 19 Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Assisting With Wound Care 437 Guidelines Box 19-1 (Continued) What you do Why you do it ... Minimize skin injury caused by friction or shearing. Use lift devices and lift sheets when moving and repo-sitioning people. Use devices such as elbow pads and
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