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Dora Fragoso Santos1, Rafaela Barata2, Constança Correia2
1School of Nursing, University of Lisbon and Santa Maria Local Health Centre, Lisbon, Portugal.
Abstract:
Pressure ulcers are a frequent complication in hospitalised older adults and require expert nursing interventions to address the multiple factors involved. The aim of this scoping review was to map the nursing interventions that facilitate pressure ulcer healing in this patient group. The authors searched medical research databases and identified 15 relevant studies. The findings show that the pressure ulcer healing process in hospitalised older adults is complex and demands evidence-based nursing interventions supported by a multidisciplinary approach. Nurses' interventions should focus on nutritional support; repositioning, pressure redistribution and mobilisation; appropriate dressing selection; consideration of innovative treatments; and objective wound assessments and ongoing monitoring. Expert nursing care of pressure ulcers is essential to reduce complications, relieve pain and prevent infection, thereby reducing morbidity and improving older people's quality of life.
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