Preventing Pressure Ulcer In Nursing Care
The patient is a 85-year-old disabled male who was admitted to the hospital for a two-week antibiotic therapy to treat Escherichia coli bacteria infection. Patient has no skin breakdown or pressure ulcer. The family wanted the patient to place on an air mattress (Hill-Rom Advanced Microclimate) during his stay to prevent pressure ulcer but the hospital recommends repositioning every two hours, as part of the nursing intervention. The family is concern that after the two weeks stay at the hospital patient may develop the pressure ulcer. As a clinician, to ensure patient safety and prevent pressure ulcer, a well-structured question is asked. My burning clinical question is in the quadriplegic, older adult patients. How does repositioning every