The Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment system has been in use for 20 years. In this article, Judy Waterlow describes how it can be used in the community, discusses the recent update to the system and explains how pressure ulcer risk assessments should be conducted.
The symposium will last about a week ; four days will be devoted to meetings and these will be followed by excursions into the Negev, the arid zone in the south of Israel, and visits to other places of interest in the country.Papers to be read will include the following :-' Dry climates : their nature and distribution ', by Professor J. B.Leighley, University of California, U.S.A.' The physiology of life and work in high ambient temperatures ',
CORRESPONDENCE Importance of accurate risk assessment and appropriate intervention in tissue viability Dear Editor, Re: Benbow M (2009) Assessing the risk of pressure ulcer development. Br J Nurs 18(15): S26-29 The recent article written by Maureen.
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