Geriatric Nursing Resources for Care of Older Adults

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PRESSURE ULCERS & SKIN TEARS

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). (1996). Clinical practice guideline: Pressure ulcers. Retrieved June 9, 2004.
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA). (1999). Clinical practice guideline: Pressure ulcer therapy companion. Retrieved June 9, 2004.
Ayello, E. A. (July 2003, Revised Jan 2004). Try this: Predicting pressure ulcer risk, Issue #5 (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2004, from The John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, New York University Web Site.
Braden, B., & Bergstrom, N. (1988). Braden Scale for predicting pressure ulcer risk.
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP). (1998). The pressure ulcer scale for healing (PUSH Tool). Version 3.0. Retrieved June 9, 2004.
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP). (1998). Pressure ulcer staging. Retrieved June 9, 2004.
The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Nursing Best Practice Guidelines (NBPG) Project. Best practice guideline: Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers. Retrieved June 9, 2004.

Last updated - January 2005