Task 2 EBP DOC revised email ref doc 4.docx Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing

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Task 2 EBP DOC revised email ref doc 4.docx Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Task 2 Western Governors University Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Healthcare... problem The formation of pressure ulcers in immobilized or elderly patients is causing open wounds and risk for infection. Most pressure ulcers are caused by a lack of education and preventable measures of immobile and elderly patients. Significance of the problem Pressure ulcers form when a patient has pressure on a bony prominence for too long. Immobile and elderly are mostly affected by pressure ulcers. Patients who form a pressure ulcer, have a high risk for infection and a possible further decline in health. If a patient acquires a pressure ulcer, they require wound care and possibly antibiotics. Current practice related to the problem We are not educating about the prevention of pressure ulcers, or providing preventative measu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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