Refinement of an instrument for assessing incontinent-associated dermatitis and its severity for use with

Donna Zimmaro Bliss1, Jennifer Hurlow, Jean Cefalu

  • 1Donna Zimmaro Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Professor and School of Nursing Foundation Professor of Nursing Research, the School of Nursing University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Jennifer Hurlow, GNP-BC, CWOCN, Wound Practitioner LLC, Germantown, Tennessee. Jean Cefalu, MSN, A/GNP-c, CWOCN, CFCN, CNE, Instructor of Nursing, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. Leigh Mahlum, BA, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Kathleen Borchert, RN, MS, CWOCN, Advanced Practice Nurse, HealthEast Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota. Kay Savik, MS, Senior Research Associate and Biostatistician, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

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