Who is Turning Patients?
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012A study in a 246 bed community hospital with 8 patients units in 2011 showed that most nurses (73%) did not know their patients’ Norton Pressure Ulcer Scale scores, and only 60% reported turning their high risk patients every 2 to 4 hours. Asessment of skin risk was accurate in only 66% of the patients. Although nurses reported […]