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Pressure sores: prevention and management — a nursing perspective

King's College, London

Jessica Corner

King's College, London

The nursing perspective of pressure sores is wide. It is necessary to understand the cause in order to reduce risk factors and to learn the principles underlying the methods of creating the ideal environment for wound healing.

Key Words: bedsores • decubitus ulcers • nursing care • palliative treatment • primary prevention • wound healing

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 4, 257-261 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/026921638900300404


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