Pressure Injury Prevention Considerations for Older Adults
This article discusses aging as a risk factor for pressure injury (PrI). Topics include evidence for advancing age as a significant PrI risk factor, identifying pathophysiologic changes/mechanisms of aging, and specific PrI preventive interventions to consider in older adults.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - Category: Nursing Authors: Linda Cowan, Vianna Broderick, Jenny G. Alderden Source Type: research