The prevention of decubitus ulcers (bedsores) is one of the most important considerations in the nursing care of patients. It is a complication that in most instances is due to poor nursing care. Such a sore is due to pressure that produces ischemia and consequently impaired nutrition to the tissues. This deprivation causes the cutaneous ...
There are many different levels of surgery; some procedures are done on an out-patient basis while others require a hospital stay. After being treated for a rather nasty bedsore I was poked, prodded and scraped many times. This eventually led to several trips to the emergency room for a debridement when the pain was so ...
Keeping your senior free of bedsores, also known as pressure sores, requires a lot of vigilance. First make sure that you have two important pieces of equipment: an air mattress for the bed and a cushion for the wheelchair. You can also get mattresses and cushions that are filled with gel or water. While these ...
Have you ever sat in one position too long and then notice a tender, reddened area? Believe it or not, this is the beginning of a pressure sore! Pressure sores, also known as bedsores or decubitus ulcers, can develop from any prolonged position, and are a common yet serious concern for those individuals who experience ...
They’re called “Pressure Sores” or “Bedsores” and they normally affect patients who are bedridden, hence their name. They also affect people who are disabled and can’t move around freely. Even people who have numbness in parts of their bodies, and plaster casts on broken arms or legs, experience these painful sores. Once a Pressure Sore ...
I have tried for quite a while to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Needless to say I tried training to be a Certified Nursing Assistant, also known as CNA. Now I must say that I have profound respect for all CNA’s, because they require a lot of different traits in ...
I worked for twenty years as a nurse, and for the last 10 years I specialized in elder care in a nursing home facility. The most common threat to the elder patient was the development of decubitus ulcers. A decubitus ulcer is a bedsore, also called a pressure sore. Bedsores are caused by continuous pressure ...
Many children of elderly parents will do anything they can to keep their loved ones out of a long-term nursing home or care facility, including taking them in to provide care for them in their own homes. Almost 85% of families take care of their elders in the home either full time or part time, ...
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